Superseded by a new, hyper intelligent life form Artificial Intelligence, i reckon, will be Something Like 10,000 times faster in thinking than we are. And Frank Lampard is back at chelsea as manager the club where he made over 600 appearances and won 11 major trophies. Good morning. In the last hour, the betting group william hill has said it plans to close around 700 of its shops across the uk, putting more than 4,500 jobs at risk. The company blamed the closures, which amount to nearly a third of its outlets, on the governments decision to reduce the maximum stake on fixed odds betting terminals to £2. Our Business Correspondent, emma simpson, is here. A bit of background as to how we have come to this point . The industry had warned that reducing the stakes on these fixed odds betting terminals from £100 to £2, that change came into effect in april, would trigger store closures and job losses. Today william hill said it plans to close 700 stores and they say since april, it has seen an and they say since april, it has seen an increase and they say since april, it has seen an increase in Gaming Machine revenues. seen an increase in Gaming Machine revenues. A significant fall in Gaming Machines revenues. A500 peoples jobs at risk. This is a Gaming Machines revenues. A500 peoplesjobs at risk. This is a big restructuring. Its not clear where these closures will be. It is going to look to apply voluntary redundancy, redeployment measures. But certainly unintended consequences, it seems, from this decision some time ago by the government. And those fixed odds betting terminals, from £100 to £2, there was a significant factor in how much money was coming into the company . These fixed odds betting terminals, they have been described as the crack cocaine of gambling. The new rules were designed to protect vulnerable people. So they generated £1. 8 billion a yearfor the industry. There was huge lobbying going on as the government was coming to a view on this. And william hill said that these fixed odd betting terminals generated just over half of its revenues. It warned that reducing the stake would be a precedent. And it warned that 900 of its shops could become loss making, potentially leading to job losses. So thats how we have got to this point today. As you hinted during the debate about the rights and wrongs of this, the concerns about the Mental Health of those who use these machines was writ large all over this debate . Absolutely. We had this controversy because, of course, it was delayed. We had the resignation of the sports minister because the change wasnt coming fast enough. But today, the change is in and now we have the unintended consequences, it seems, that decision. Emma simpson, thank you. More on that in the next couple of hours. The two conservative leadership candidates have been challenged to bring forward urgently plans to tackle the social care crisis, if they become Prime Minister. A committee of peers has called for an immediate £8 billion investment, and a move to a free, nhs based system. Jeremy hunt has said he accepts more money is needed for care, while borisjohnson said a cross Party Approach is needed. The call comes as both candidates make further promises to try to win over tory Party Members, who will decide which of them becomes Prime Minister. Borisjohnson plans to recruit an extra 20,000 Police Officers over three years if he becomes pm. Mr hunt has promised to offer mps a free vote on whether to lift the ban on fox hunting in england and wales, calling it part of our heritage. The pledges come two days before ballot papers are posted to the Party Members to decide the leadership. Lets get more on all of this with our assistant political editor, norman smith, whos at westminster for us. With those ballots going out soon, everything is getting more intense, isnt it . It is. Decisions are having to be made. But pressure also on the two contenders to spell out their position on this absolutely huge issue of social care, which has been bubbling along really for the past 20 years or so, with successive governments dodging it despite a plethora of reports, enquiries, royal commissions, green papers, ma nifesto royal commissions, green papers, manifesto commitments, you name it, absolutely nothing has been done. Now we have this report by prominent tory peer lord first i, michael forsyth, once a leading thatcherite, now saying the time has come to make social care just like the health service, in other words, for it to be paid by general taxation and free at the point of use. You would still have to pay for your residential ca re have to pay for your Residential Care what your personal care would be provided by the state. At the same time this morning we have heard from local government leaders who have been holding their annual conference, demanding that whoever the next Prime Minister is, they publish the green paper on social ca re by publish the green paper on social care by the middle of september. Just ten weeks away. This paper has been delayed six times so far. They say enough is enough, we need clarity so that extra funds can be put into social care to avert a looming crisis, with estimates that at present around 1. A million elderly people are not getting the sort of care they need. So real pressure on the two contenders to speu pressure on the two contenders to spell out where they stand. We have had a bit of clarity from jeremy hunt, who says he favours an insurance basis, a ten year timeframe to bring it about. From borisjohnson we have really had no detail at all beyond suggestions that he would like to do whatever he is going to do on a cross party basis. My challenge to politicians of all political parties. In order for this to work we need a consensus between the political parties, between the political parties, between the political parties, between the opposition and the government. My committee consists of two former chancellors. We have been able to sort this in six months and make the sensible recommendations i would hope that anyone of goodwill would hope that anyone of goodwill would read this report and realise that urgent action is needed now. No more talk, no more discussions, just do it. That was michael forsyth, obviously the author of that report. Meanwhile, the two leaders have been focusing on, i suppose much more core tory issues, namely bobbies on the beat and fox hunting from jeremy hunt, was asked whether he would allow another vote on the ban on fox hunting. He said yes, if there was a tory majority would. Although fox hunting was not his thing, he nevertheless thought it was part of the heritage of the countryside and so the heritage of the countryside and so there should be a chance to repeal the fox hunting ban. Difficult in the sense that he has presented himself as the candidate who will appeal to a broader Cross Section of the electorate than borisjohnson, Cross Section of the electorate than Boris Johnson, and yet fox Cross Section of the electorate than borisjohnson, and yet fox hunting, as we know from opinion polls, is extremely unpopular. So this morning, perhaps not surprisingly, there appeared to be a degree of rowing back by mr hunt when challenged about his support for another vote on fox hunting. The law is not going to change on fox hunting. There isnt a majority in the house of commons and i dont see there ever being one. I wasjust restating the position in our manifesto from 2017, that there should be a free vote if it ever looked like that majority might change. But it wouldnt be my priority as Prime Minister. We are going to have brexit. Weve got the social care system, which you have been talking about. Weve got a huge economic priorities that are going to have to be addressed. Now, borisjohnson now, Boris Johnson has now, borisjohnson has been focusing on his pledge to recruit another 20,000 Police Officers. In other words, to make good all the Police Officers cut by david cameron. So we would be back to square one, where we we re would be back to square one, where we were in 2010. His idea to put more bobbies on the beat, particularly in rural areas, where he says they have been particularly hit by reductions in police numbers. This morning one of his key backers, kit malthouse, said it was imperative to put more officers on the beat to deal with issues like knife crime. Its critical from a kind of psychological point of view of fighting crime, that you maintain a sense of presence on the street. So what boris has said, notwithstanding the difficult decisions the government had to make over the past few years, post the crash, in terms of living within our means, the time has now come where we can spend more money on policing. And so raising the number from about 120,000 across the country to over 140,000, we think, is key. Now the way to do that is, obviously, with the next few years to recruit more Police Officers by injecting about 1. 1 billion into the policing budget to allow them to do that. And specifically focusing it on some areas which have lost a disproportionate number of policing. So, rural policing, for example, where we know there is concern in the community. So, pledges from both men on fox hunting and police numbers. Will we get a pledge on social care . I think we have to be a little bit cautious about that because it is such a gargantuan project, you wonder whether any Prime Minister, whoever it is, will have the time, the space, the courage to press ahead with such a huge reform agenda, while having to deliver on brexit and the aftermath of brexit, which, whatever happens, is probably still going to be soaking up a huge amount of government time and energy. Norman smith at westminster. Patients lives are being put at risk because of delays in treatment for sepsis, referred to by experts as a hidden killer, because it is hard to spot. Its estimated that 50,000 people in the uk die from sepsis every year. Hospitals are meant to put patients on an antibiotic drip within an hour when its suspected, but research by the bbc suggests a quarter of patients in england are waiting longer. Lauren moss reports. Theres in his house, my friends house. A father remembering his son as a bright student with ambition of becoming an accountant and taking care of his family. But in may 2016, amir halling went to hospital in london after a bruise on his ankle left him struggling to walk. The 39 year old was sent home with paracetamol, and less than 2a hours later, he suffered cardiac arrest and died. Doctors had failed to spot that amir had sepsis. His last words when i left him in the hospital, he shook my hand and said, dad, i love you. He gave me his hand, i kissed him on the cheek, i kissed his forehead and i came home. I didnt realise that was the really last kiss, our last cuddle i would ever give to my son. Sepsis is triggered by an infection and early symptoms can include a fast heartbeat, high or low temperature, chills and shivering. It makes the bodys immune system go into overdrive which can lead to septic shock, organ failure and sometimes death. Figures from around three quarters of hospital trusts in england suggest that one in four patients arent being started on antibiotics within an hour when sepsis is suspected. Sepsis is not always easy to spot. It can arise in someone of any age, it can arise as a consequence of any infection, so its difficult for Health Professionals to spot it first time, every time. What they do need to do is to work in partnership with their patients, listen to their patients and look for sepsis. And if they do that, most of the time, it can be spotted. All uk hospitals are meant to follow the same guidelines, but performance in wales is similar to england and neither scotland nor Northern Ireland provided recent data. Nhs england says huge improvements have been made and its important not to automatically give antibiotics to everyone whos very unwell, but amir hallings father says hes been robbed of his son and his family is devastated. Lauren moss, bbc news. Lynda reynolds is a solicitor who has represented clients with sepsis and families of those who have died. Shejoins me now. Good morning. What kinds of cases are you dealing with here . good morning. What kinds of cases are you dealing with here . I deal with a variety of cases, often where sepsis is missed, sometimes altogether, and no treatment has started, and other times treatment has started too late. Clearly devastating for those involved because of the speed of this condition can start to have a serious effect on people . Yes, sepsis can be very quick and if undetected it can lead to death within a matter of hours. In this particular case, he was only over a matter of 2a hours before he died. Before that he was a fit, healthy 39 year old. Before that he was a fit, healthy 39yearold. When people seek legal help in these kinds of circumstances, what are they looking for . They are looking for answers, accountability, assistant to put their lives back together and often walking through the inquest process with them and assisting them where there is a coroners investigation into any death. In terms of the solicitor bus, there is the inquest to consider but there is also records on occasions . There can be. When there has been negligence, families can recover compensation for their losses. In the same way as if you had a car accident you would be given compensation for those injuries. What about the highlighting of this condition . Much was made in the introduction, in the film as well, by the fact it is often seen as a hidden condition because you simply dont know it is happening. No, you dont. There are not obvious signs of what is happening. In this case, he had a knock to his leg when he developed sepsis, which led to a systemic sepsis, which led to a systemic sepsis problem. Where does that leave the legal rights and wrongs in terms of the responsibilities of the law says it should lie with those who are trying to diagnose and trying to treat people . The law has been set for many, many years on what is negligent and what is not. Every missed opportunity is not necessarily negligent. That is my job. And the legal team because my job. And the legal team because my job to work out what is negligent and what isnt. Families just need to understand what has happened and feel they get some sort of accountability. And where necessary, redress. And what of the consistency around the country . One of the points that has emerged that today is that in some places people are clearly alerted to this, in others, less so . We are working with the sepsis trust of trying to raise awareness of sepsis with clinicians and members of the public. They need to ask, could this be sepsis when people are unwell . And given what has happened today and the amount of coverage you would hope something might change, is that right . |j coverage you would hope something might change, is that right . I would hope there is a family somewhere, or a doctor or a nurse, that may see a patient and it mayjust cross their mind, could this be sepsis . They will consider it and start treatment appropriately within the hour timeframe. Thank you very much indeed. The headlines on bbc news the bookmakers, william hill, says it will shut nearly a third of its shops in the uk, putting a,500 jobs at risk. The firm blames the governments clamp down on fixed odds betting terminals. Jeremy hunt and borisjohnson have been challenged to prioritise the crisis in social care, if they become Prime Minister. Patients lives are being put at risk because of delays in giving them treatment for sepsis, research by bbc news has found. And in sport, Frank Lampard has been confirmed as the new chelsea head coach. He leaves derby county after guiding them to the championship play off final and returns to sta mford play off final and returns to stamford bridge, where he spent 13 yea rs stamford bridge, where he spent 13 years as a player. British number one is Johanna Konta years as a player. British number one isJohanna Konta is back on centre court at wimbledon later. She is one of five british players in action today. And england will face sweden for bronze at the womens world cup after the swedes lost 1 0 to the netherlands last night. The dutch take on defending champions the usa in the sundays final. I am back with more just after half past. China is warning the uk not to interfere in its Domestic Affairs, after the foreign secretaryjeremy hunt repeated his warning about serious consequences if freedoms in hong kong are watered down. Tensions between the uk and china have been rising since mr hunt backed demonstrators during large pro democracy protests in the territory. Beijings ambassador in london has accused the uk of having a colonial mindset. Ben ando sent us the latest on the growing diplomatic row from the Chinese Embassy in london. The situation is very tense. At the moment there seems to be no sign of that tension decreasing. We are used to the chinese being very circumspect, very nuanced in their approach to diplomatic language. Here they are being very clear. Their message is simply that britain should butt out. As far as theyre concerned, hong kong is a domestic issue. That is not how it is seen in westminster in the foreign office. For more than 150 years, hong kong was a british colony. It was returned to chinese rule in 1997, with the caveat that the people they would continue to enjoy some of the freedoms and Civil Liberties that they had become used to. Now it is changes being proposed by beijing, particularly around extradition, thatis particularly around extradition, that is causing all the problems. People in hong kong are worried that political dissidents could be more easily extradited to Mainland China