A lot of people that know me still dont know i am a Gambling Addict. Even when i came here, i said i was going to a Mental Health facility, because people knew i had Mental Health episodes that were bad, but nobody knew i was an addict. I kept my Gambling A Secret for years, and obviously it did eventually all come out. These british women fought to keep their Gambling Addiction a secret, until they were offered a lifeline a place in a residential centre, and a chance to confront their addiction. I cant remember the exact amount, but it shocked my parents, it shocked my partner at the time, because i think it worked out to be about £30,000 in the space of three months. Recent studies indicate that Around The World, the number of Women Gambling is growing. And for those with addiction, is often done in secret. We seem to be sleepwalking, it feels like, towards a problem. Elissa used to gamble regularly in pubs, on Fruit Machines and down at the bookies. But she has got out of hand when
A lot of people that know me still dont know i am a Gambling Addict. Even when i came here, i said i was going to a Mental Health facility, because people knew i had Mental Health episodes that were bad, but nobody knew i was an addict. I kept my Gambling A Secret for years, and obviously it did eventually all come out. These british women fought to keep their Gambling Addiction a secret, until they were offered a lifeline a place in a residential centre, and a chance to confront their addiction. I cant remember the exact amount, but it shocked my parents, it shocked my partner at the time, because i think it worked out to be about £30,000 in the space of three months. Recent studies indicate that Around The World, the number of Women Gambling is growing. And for those with addiction, is often done in secret. We seem to be sleepwalking, it feels like, towards a problem. Elissa used to gamble regularly in pubs, on Fruit Machines and down at the bookies. But she has got out of hand when
the women s semi finals take centre stage at wimbledon today. last year s beaten finalist ons jabeur of tunisia is taking on belarussia s aryna sabalenka for a place in saturday s final. the winner of this one will play mark ta vondrou ov in the final. after she convincingly beat elina svitolina in straight sets on centre court in the last hour. it s a first wimbledon final for the 24 year old czech, who becomes the first unseeded player to reach the women s final at wimbledon in the open era. later, alfie hewett and gordon reid are in men s wheelchair doubles semi finals. you can keep up to date with the tennis on bbc1 and 2 across the afternoon. our next story contains details which some viewers may find distressing. the everton midfielder dele alli says he was sexually abused as a child. in an emotional interview with former england footballer gary neville, he said he was molested at the age of six. he has also talked about how he started smoking at the age of seven and
republicans who are refusing to take action on an issue they clapriority. and asked the question whether they re smart enough to get away with it, which i actually, you know, started thinking over the past couple days. you ve got all of these republicans who are following this guy from louisiana, who just sort of stumbled into the speakership and doesn t seem to be that effective. this guy is now putting around the republican s political neck an open border for the next eight months and all that that brings, the collapse of ukraine, to former soviet kgb agent s invasion, and the refusal to fund israel in its time of need. so you have all of these republicans in the house, a lot of them who want to do the right thing but they re blindly following this young, inexperienced speaker who is blindly following there you go. a guy with 91 counts against him. that s the important point right there. yes, it s speaker johnson voicing this, but he is a vessel for what donald
operations in gaza. and british politics after the coming election, what will be the biggest challenge facing the winner? trying to inspire and to take a divided country with you i i think it s really, really difficult. i two years ago, the russian build up on the borders of ukraine was starting. russian officials were assuring the world there d be no invasion. when the absurdly overconfident russian attack began, it was largely beaten off. a lot of people thought ukraine was bound to win. but the russians got better at fighting, and ukraine s supplies of cash and weaponry from america were cut by the republican party. ukraine s counteroffensive failed. there are disputes at the top level of ukrainian politics, and ukraine may now be forced to negotiate with russia or even concede defeat. over the past two years, we ve often turned to vitaly shevchenko of bbc monitoring, who s himself ukrainian. he gave me his assessment of the situation that ukraine is now facing. if we w