as it is compared to the us or even the rest of the continental europe, that s going to be an issue when it comes to whether or not the bank of england, andrew bailey at the helm of it can really follow the lead that jay powell is setting. whatever ha ens that jay powell is setting. whatever ha ens in that jay powell is setting. whatever happens in the that jay powell is setting. whatever happens in the united that jay powell is setting. whatever happens in the united states, - that jay powell is setting. whatever happens in the united states, kritil happens in the united states, kriti good to see you, coming up at the middle of september. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let s take a quick look at some of the other stories making headlines here in the uk. rishi sunak has warned the uk s asylum system is facing unsustainable pressure after the cost almost doubled in a year 7 to nearly four billion pounds. the prime minister, who has made stopping small boats on
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 penalties keep coming and until we these penalties keep coming and until we get licenses revoked or we have a until we get licenses revoked or we have a proper duty of care, than the gambling have a proper duty of care, than the gambling companies will not take it seriously gambling companies will not take it seriousl . , ., , seriously. fines of this scale will continue to seriously. fines of this scale will continue to be seriously. fines of this scale will continue to be treated seriously. fines of this scale will continue to be treated as - seriously. fines of this scale will continue to be treated as a - seriously. fines of this scale will continue to be treated as a cost| seriously. fines of this scale will. continue to be treated as a cost of doing continue to be treated as a cost of doing business continue to b
so, what impact will these penalties have on william hill? its parent company 888 holdings expects revenues of £1.85 billion from last year the penalties are a tiny fraction of that. according to the gambling commission, more than 22 million people gamble each year in the uk, spending on average less than £300 each. but in william hill s case, the company simply didn t protect some customers from gambling huge amounts far too fast. the reason why we have requirements to have controls in place is to stop people being able to spend such large amounts of money so quickly without intervention. it may be that they can afford it, it may be that it s a choice they want to make, but we have to have safeguards in place, and william hill accept that they simply didn t have them at this time. in response, a spokesperson for 888 holdings said the problems had happened under the previous ownership and that, after william hill was acquired, the company quickly addressed the identified issues w
to face fraud charges. hebron s israeli sector prepares to welcome the prime minister designate s new government, set to be the most right wing in the country s history. hello. welcome to the programme. the president of ukraine, volodymyrzelensky, has received the red carpet treatment in washington, dramatically flying in from a warzone to meet president biden at the white house. it s his first overseas trip since russia invaded ukraine in february. america is kyiv s most important ally, and president biden told ukraine that the united states will stay with you as long as it takes, pledging another military aid package worth around $1.85 billion. nada tawfik reports.
it s an investment in the global security. before he left, he gifted congress a ukrainian flag from soldiers fighting on the front lines. the speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, presented him with the american flag that flew over the capitol wednesday. president zelensky s address comes just as us lawmakers prepare for another era of divided government. in less than two weeks, republicans will take control of the house of representatives, and some have already expressed opposition to what they call blank cheque funding for ukraine. president zelensky no doubt had them in mind during his speech, hoping they wouldn t block the future flow of aid. for now, the aid is still flowing. during his meeting with president biden, 1.85 billion in additional funding was announced. 300 days, hard to believe, 300 days. ..along with plans to send ukraine the most advanced air defence weapon in the us s arsenal,