Next month, the government is due to launch a review of industry regulations. Jeremy cooke reports. Gambling to me was as normal as breathing. I was gambling from the first moment id wake up in the morning. Id wake up in the night and gamble. There was no time that i wouldnt gamble or think about gambling. Kerry is a recovering addict. It felt like something i couldnt stop. It was part of me. It had control. Gambling cost her tens of thousands of pounds. But the true cost has been higher still. What i lost was so much more than that. It was my identity, my self respect, my values, time, sleep, relationships, my home. The list is endless. I did think of ways to end my life. I didnt want to be here, because i couldnt see a life without gambling. It had me, it had total control. Breaking the habit is not easy. This is one of the few residential centres in the uk helping gambling addicts. And its cold turkey. No phones, no internet, no cash. The event, as you know, could be a sporting even
To travel to the embattled area. At 10pm, Sophie Raworth will be here with a full round up of the days news. First, finland has a Coalition Government led by five women. The bbc has had world First Exclusive access behind the scenes to explore how the coalition works in practice and its impact. When i was younger, my perception of politicians was also that they are men in suits who talk on the 8 30pm news. Sanna marin is the worlds youngest serving Prime Minister and head the coalition of five parties, all led by women. From being the first country in europe to give equal voting rights, finland has been praised for its historic approach to gender equality. But is all as good as it seems to be . Five, white educated females is not very representative in the end. And is this really a country for every woman . Of course, our backgrounds still affects the possibilities that we have in life and this should not be the case but of course we have problems. For the first time, finlands all fema
Later today into the death of Ella Adoo Kissi debrah, who was 9 when she suffered a fatal asthma attack in 2013. The coroner will consider new evidence about dangerously high levels of air pollution, mainly from traffic to which ella was exposed. Her mother hopes that it will make legal history by registering air pollution as the cause of death. Shes been speaking exclusively to our environment correspondent, claire marshall. My name is Rosamund Adoo kissi debrah. I am ella robertas mum. Ella was incredibly active. I sometimes worry that we always talk about her being ill all the time. She wasnt always like that. Ella and her family lived in lewisham, just 25 metres from londons south circular. The little girl was breathing air so polluted it broke legal limits. She endured three years of seizures and time in intensive care. Ella coughs. This cough an early sign of the damage being done to her lungs. She was ventilated four times. She suffered greatly. Thats something i cant erase from
Just three weeks after the end of its national lockdown, wales has seen another rise in infection rates at the Welsh Government has announced a new set of restriction starting this friday evening, four pubs and this friday evening, four pubs a nd restau ra nts this friday evening, four pubs and restaurants and cafe is in wales have been banned from serving alcohol and must close by six bm every evening. Hywel griffith has the latest. As the covid numbers rise, once again, as this is face shutting down. On friday this bingo hall in cardiff will close its doors. Avril normally come say three times a week. She says it is a lifeline. The only place i feel as safe as any errors in my own home. Even the shops are not doing as well as we are. It does so much for us. I wouldnt see anybody if i didnt come to bingo. Stephen the manager is willing, too. He hoped wales recent lockdown would be his last closure of a terrible 2020. Just gutted that it does happen to us yet again. This has now been 2
Dave prowse the british actor who Found International fame as the man behind the mask of darth vader in the original Star Wars Trilogy has died. He was 85. Now on bbc news, finland has a Coalition Government led by five women. The bbc has had world First Exclusive access behind the scenes to explore how the coalition works in practice and its impact. When i was younger, my perception of politicians was also that they are men in suits who talk on the 8 30pm news. Sanna marin is the worlds youngest serving female Prime Minister and heads the coalition of five parties, all led by women. From being the first country in europe to give equal voting rights, finland has been praised for its historic approach to gender equality. But is all as good as it seems to be . Five white educated females is not very representative in the end. And is this really a country for every woman . Of course, our background still affects the possibilities that we have in life and this should not be the case but of