Concluded their summit in brussels with an agreement to prepare for talks about a future trade deal with the uk. The british Prime Minister theresa may said she remained ambitious and positive about securing a partnership with the eu. Even the European Council president sounded more positive. Donald tusk said reports of deadlock were exaggerated, but that more progress was needed. Earlier the german chancellor Angela Merkel said the main Sticking Point was the bill to be paid by the uk when it leaves. Eu leaders had previously refused to discuss trade until the so called divorce was settled. As our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg has more. Her report contains flashing images. Tick tock, tick tock. European leaders took 90 seconds today to decide that brexit talks havent gone far enough to move on. Time is pressing. They will start talks about talks. Yet until the uk says it is prepared to pay, no big deal. Im ambitious and positive for britains future for these negotiations but i kno
To the bbc news at one. Theyre called the crack cocaine of gambling fixed odds betting terminals on which you can currently gamble up to £100 every 20 seconds. They made almost £2 billion last year for the betting industry and hundreds of millions in tax for the treasury. But now the government is looking at limiting the amount that can be gambled at any one time to as little as £2 as part of a review of problem gambling. Jim connolly reports. A few months ago, nathan would have struggled to walk past a bookmakers. His gambling problem started with fixed odds machines. He stopped betting with help from gamblers anonymous. I found myself suddenly with debts that i could not cover at all. I lost about £5,000 in 48 hours. You lose all sense of time around you. The moneyjust. The money becomes a number on a screen. Youre desensitised to everything that is going on. Gamblers anonymous was my last resort to save relationships. Currently you can bet up to £100 a time on a fixed odds bett
Wednesday 1st april. Also this morning the nhs reveals its losing more than a billion pounds a year in england through fraud. In sport, chelsea manager antonio co nte in sport, chelsea manager Antonio Conte criticises team. Good morning from Hastings Pier which won another award. You cant seat at the moment but it will soon as day breaks. Its beautiful. The same can be said of the in scotland. Slowly moving south over the course of the day. Ahead of it, when the fog lifts, we will get a bright day with some sunny spells andi a bright day with some sunny spells and i will have more on that in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. At least eight people have been killed and ii seriously hurt in new york city, in what officials have confirmed to be a terror attack. Eyewitnesses saw a white pick up Truck Driving at speed down a cycle path in Lower Manhattan, before it mowed into a number cyclists and pedestrians. The vehicle, continued for 20 blocks to chambers street where it sm
In sport, still tight at the top. Chelsea and tottenham both win in the Premier League. Theres still just four points between them. Do you ever ask to take home your left overs when youre eating out . So called doggy bags are standard part of Restaurant Culture in the states, but they havent really caught on here. Well find out about a new scheme aiming to change that. And carol is out and about with the weather. Hello. Good morning from truckfest. 40,000 are expected to see some amazing vehicles. Everything is in here. 0utside it is raining. The forecast is some bright spells, rain, and a few showers. Brightest skies in scotland and Northern Ireland, especially in the west. I will have more details in about 15 minutes. Thank you. Good morning. First, our main story. Social Media Companies are being accused of a shameful failure to tackle on line Terrorist Propaganda and hate speech. A report by a group of mps claims sites like facebook, twitter, and google put more effort into protect
After a global Computer System failure. Ba says it hopes to get passengers onto the next available flights over the weekend. As you can see behind me there is a huge Queue Waiting for any information. My main concern is that i dont want my 80 year old grandma spending the night on heathrow floor. The Terror Threat level in the uk which was increased to the highest status of critical following the Manchester Bombing has been reduced to severe. There will be more arrests and more searches, but theres greater clarity and progress has led jtac, the independent body that assesses threat, to come to the judgment that an attack is no longer imminent. Police and Army Bomb Disposal experts evacuate an area of moss side as part of an ongoing search linked to the Manchester Arena bombing. There are new revelations about president trumps son in law, jared kushner, and his alleged involvement in secret dealings with russia. Us media is reporting that the fbi is investigating claims he discussed ope