The Charity Samaritans is being criticised for entering into a year Long Partnership with a gambling company. Staff at Paddy Power Betfair, chose samaritans as their charity of the year and are supporting it through fundraising, corporate donations and volunteering. Critics say samaritans shouldnt work with the gambling industry. Dan whitworth, from radio 4s money box programme, has more. If you are sat in the pub, you can tell a guy who is an alcoholic. Lets be honest, you can tell if a guy is on drugs. The man sat in the corner on his phone is gambling his life away and nobody knows because it is such a hidden thing. Critics, including relatives of people with gambling problems who took their own lives, say samaritans is risking its well earned reputation by working with Paddy Power Betfair, adding it should stop taking the compa nys money. The mp, carolyn harris, who chairs the all Party Parliamentary group on gambling related harm, says she is shocked by the deal. She calls it dist
The world of motorsport pays tribute to formula 2 driver Anthoine Hubert, killed in a crash at the belgian grand prix circuit. Tributes are expected to be paid at the f1 race later today. It is the first of september. As far as meteorologists are concerned, the first day of autumn. And it will feel like it as well. A cool day for all of us, a mix of sunshine and showers. Details coming up. Its sunday the 1st of september. Our top story English Schools rated as outstanding by ofsted will no longer be exempt from inspections, under new government plans. The department for education says that, as of last summer, almost 300 schools hadnt been assessed for more than a decade. It said the changes would give parents up to date information about their childs education and ensure standards remain high. Alexandra mackenzie reports. Its the beginning of a new school year. Time for the education secretary to unveil what he calls a raft of new measures for schools in england. High performing school
At the vatican this morning that hed been stuck in an elevator for 25 minutes and had to freed by firefighters. Apparently there had been a power outage as he was making his way up in the lift. Now its time for a look at the weather with ben. Hello. It is the first day of september. The first day of autumn as far as meteorologists are concerned and so it seems apt that there is quite a cool fail that there is quite a cool feel to our weather today. Sunshine at times, but also some showers, some of which will be heavy and thundery. The showers most plentiful across scotland, Northern Ireland, the north of england, in fact, a band of cloud will bring more general showery rain into Northern Ireland later in the afternoon. Further south, not as many showers, more dry weather as well, some sunshine with highs of 13 20d. Through this evening and tonight we see the showers crossing Northern Ireland, passing into scotland on the north of england. Showers elsewhere tending to fade away and with
Lead brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, says the uk has now reached a moment of truth. He rejects borisjohnsons demand for the irish backstop to be scrapped. Hurricane dorian is the strongest ever to hit the bahamas us forecasters describe the conditions there as catastrophic. Pro democracy activists in hong kong target the citys airport after a night of violence in which dozens of people were injured. Political leaders from across the world gather in poland to mark the 80th anniversary of the start of world war ii, as the german president asks for polands forgiveness at the event. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Labour says itll present a bill in parliament this week designed to stop the uk leaving the eu without a deal. Sir keir starmer, the shadow brexit secretary, has told the bbc that if the legislation is passed, its likely to delay the date of departure. The cabinet minister, michael gove, refused to commit the government to implementing such a change even if its approve
Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are the mirrors Political Correspondent Nicola Bartlett and the president of the Foreign Press association benedicte paviot. Nice to have you here. Tomorrows front pages are already in. A warning from the Prime Minister on tomorrows telegraph tories who defy borisjohnson by trying to stop a no deal brexit will be expelled from the party. More of the same on the telegraph as the Prime Minister warns rebel tories ill kick you out the party mps who block no deal will be banned from standing banned from standing as conservatives. Ready, steady, chaos the metro warns westminster mayhem looms as mps prepare to return tomorrow after downing street signalled any new laws to block a hard brexit could simply be ignored . The Financial Times reports that a Labour Government would cost uk companies £300 billion by shifting shares to staff in one of the biggest state raids on the private sector to take