katie razzall, bbc news.nster the prime minister has defended his plan to reform the uk's asylum system, saying it shows his government is "on the side of the british people". the proposed legislation would ban people who arrive in the country in small boats from claiming asylum or seeking british citizenship. the labour leader sir keir starmer accused the government of delivering "utter failure" and called the latest plan a gimmick. here's our political editor chris mason. no sign of any migrant crossings at dover this morning, in the horrible weather, as the home secretary explained why she claims a new approach on the issue is crucial at westminster. and why she thinks it will be lawful, but can't be certain. we are testing novel interpretation of the law but we do not consider that we have crossed the boundary and we do not consider we are in unlawful territory. labour don't want to appear soft, as some might see it, but they reckon the approach continues to be hopeless. after 13 years, small boat crossin

the singer—songwriter has been talking to our culture editor katie razzall about music, faith and performingx... a voice some may have forgotten, now back as a glastonbury highlight with a new album more than 50 years after he first found fame as cat stevens. his parents�* restaurant in central london was once home, it's long gone, replaced by a gallery, but still has a place in yusuf cat stevens�* heart. that's me in the kitchen, 1967, when i had my first hit. my imagination began in this place. it's where i started to look beyond the sink and the mop and i knew there was something else calling me. # now that i've lost everything to you... that calling was pop music, but after a bout of tuberculosis and a near—death experience, in the �*70s he converted to islam, changed his name and found a new spiritual direction. # oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world... his faith is at the heart of his latest album, called king of the land. i can't really not think about the divine hand in everything. i'm trying to share those things and how we can actually get to somewhere much better than we are at the m

katie razzall has more. gamble responsibly with william hill...regulator, the gambling commission, has found otherwise. it's accused the company of widespread and alarming failures which put vulnerable customers at risk. gambling itself has never been easier — you can bet on sports, or play poker, for example, at the click of a mouse or using an app on your phone. but there are meant to be checks and balances in place to protect those who might be at risk of gambling—related harm and prevent the industry from being exploited by criminals. it is these kinds of checks that william hill is being accused of not carrying out. one new customer, the commission says, opened an account and spent £23,000 injust 20 minutes without any intervention from the company. another lost more than £45,000 before william hill gave them a call. and some customers placed very large deposits, but no inquiries were made about where exactly the money came from. the regulator says it is prepared to take tough action over failures like these. what we have seen in this review

katie razzall is here to tell us more. thanks, sophie.ree companies owned by william hill must pay penalties of £19.2 million after the regulator decided the firm had "insufficient controls in place to protect new customers." in one case, a gambler opened a new account and had a spend of £23,000 in 20 minutes without any checks. william hill was also found to have made "anti—money laundering failures" — allowing customers to deposit huge amounts without the right checks. one person was able to spend and lose more than £70,000 in a month. the commission considered suspending the company's licence to operate — some campaigners think they should have done that. jack ritchie took his own life in 2017 after battling an addiction to gambling he'd had since his teens. his parents want much tougher penalties. these fines keep coming and the truth is, until we get licences revoked or we have a proper duty of care, then the gambling companies will not take it seriously. fines of this scale will| continue to be treated as a cost of doing business. t

our culture and media editor katie razzall reports. 0ne one of the bbc�*s most high—profile presentersy some of breaking the corporation's rules on impartiality. having called the government's new announcement beyond awful on twitter, the match of the day presented called it immeasurably cruel and said the language was not dissimilar to that being used in 19305 dissimilar to that being used in 1930s germany. the home secretary hit back. i’m 19305 germany. the home secretary hit back. �* , hit back. i'm disappointed, obviously- _ hit back. i'm disappointed, obviously. i— hit back. i'm disappointed, obviously. i think - hit back. i'm disappointed, obviously. i think it's - hit back. i'm disappointed, - obviously. i think it's unhelpful to compare our measures, which are proportionate and compassionate, the 19305 proportionate and compassionate, the 1930s germany. i also think that we are on the side of the british people here. it is plain for anyone to see that the british people have had enough of the situation. the bbc's director _ had enough of the situation. the bbc's director genera

the singer—songwriter has been talking to our culture editor katie razzall about music, faith and performingoice some may have forgotten, now back at the glastonbury highlight with a new album more than 50 years after he first found fame as cat stevens. his parents�* restaurant in central london was once home, it's long gone, replaced by a gallery, but still has a place in yusuf/cat stevens' heart.— still has a place in yusuf/cat stevens' heart. that's me in the kitchen, stevens' heart. that's me in the kitchen. 1967. _ stevens' heart. that's me in the kitchen, 1967, when _ stevens' heart. that's me in the kitchen, 1967, when i _ stevens' heart. that's me in the kitchen, 1967, when i had - stevens' heart. that's me in the kitchen, 1967, when i had my. stevens' heart. that's me in the l kitchen, 1967, when i had my first hit. my imagination began in this place. it's where i started to look beyond the sink and the mock and i knew there was something else calling me. # now that i've lost everything to you... that calling was pop music, but after a bout of tuberculosis and a near death experienc

katie razzall is here to tell us more. katie. thanks, sophie.ver handed down by the gambling commission. three companies owned by william hill must pay penalties of £19.2 million after the regulator decided the firm had "insufficient controls in place to protect new customers". in one case, a gambler opened a new account and spent £23,000 in 20 minutes without any checks. some of the worst examples happened during covid lockdowns, when the regulator had told gambling firms they must not exploit vulnerable people stuck inside their homes. william hill was also found to have made "anti—money laundering failures" — allowing customers to deposit huge amounts without the right checks. one person was able to spend and lose more than £70,000 in a month. the breaches were so serious, the commission said it had considered suspending the company's licence to operate. some campaigners think they should have done exactly that. jack ritchie took his own life in 2017 after battling an addiction to gambling he'd had since his teens. his parents want much tough

here's our culture editor, katie razzall.lineker, one of the bbc�*s most high—profile presenters, broken bbc impartiality rules? terming the government immigration plans beyond awful on twitter, the much of the day presenter responded to a critic, calling the policy immeasurably cruel and adding the language used is not dissimilar to that used by germany in the 1930s, when the nazis were rising to power. the home secretary hit back. i’m secretary hit back. i'm disappointed, - secretary hit back. in disappointed, obviously to stop i think it's unhelpful to compare our measures, which are lawful, proportionate and compassionate, to 19305 proportionate and compassionate, to 1930s germany. the director-general, tim davie, is — 1930s germany. the director-general, tim davie, is having _ 1930s germany. the director-general, tim davie, is having what _ 1930s germany. the director-general, tim davie, is having what is _ 1930s germany. the director-general, tim davie, is having what is termed i tim davie, is having what is termed a fr

katie razzall, bbc news. bed, from russia, across the baltic, to germany. the damage was discovered near the danish island of bornholm. it�*s also relatively close to the russian territory of kaliningrad. the damage was first noticed when huge amounts of gas bubbled to the surface. when cameras were sent down to film what had happened, this is what they recorded — several experts said it appeared the pipes had been damaged by an exterior explosion. it�*s not yet been established who was responsible — but a report in the new york times has now quoted anonymous us security officials as suggesting a pro—ukrainian group was to blame. ukrainian defence minister 0leksii reznikov commented on nord stream allegations — here�*s what he said. for me, it�*s a little bit of a strange story because the story is nothing with us, and i think that the investigation of official authorities will describe every detail. it is like a compliment for our special forces, but this is not our activity. earlier i spoke to senior fellow

i'm joined now by the bbc�*s culture and media editor, katie razzall.rplay. if you wanted a sense it did feel like the ultimate powerplay. if you wanted a sense of his priorities, that was it. this is it a trial, this is a early legal proceedings. he turned up this morning and there was a surprise that he turned out for them i'm not sure how surprising it was based on how he previously talked about how we want to make reform of the press is life work for the peas been highly critical of the media. he did feel like he was throwing down the gauntlet today. the associated newspaper, the daily mail, the mail on sunday saying we're coming for you he his argument is you made my life hell, you may our lives hell and used illegal means to do so and we're coming for you. that and used illegal means to do so and we're coming for you.— we're coming for you. that is the crux of the _ we're coming for you. that is the crux of the case _ we're coming for you. that is the crux of the case before _ we're coming for you. that is the crux of the case before the - crux of