Im finding out what that means for the millions of borrowers who are used to cheap credit. In sport, the toughest test for england in the opening game of the Rugby League World cup. They face hosts and reigning champions australia in melbourne this morning. And, with halloween just a few days away, sarahs at a pumpkin festival with the weather. Good morning. Yes, im at hampton bridge this morning bringing you a fall in uk forecast but also looking at some amazing pumpkin installations here and were also going to have a live pumpkin carving throughout the morning. I will be backin throughout the morning. I will be back in 15 minutes. Be careful, sarah. See you later. See you later. Good morning. First, our main story. An investigation into the cyber attack that brought down parts of the nhs in may has found that it could have been prevented if basic security measures had been in place. The National Audit office says that the Health Service wasnt prepared for the attack in which criminal
Prue leith apologises after revealing the winner of tonights Great British bake off on twitter. Good evening. 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 nearly £2 billion last year for the betting industry and hundreds of millions for the treasury. But now the government is considering limiting the amount that can be gambled at any one time to as little as £2, in an attempt to deal with 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 has 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 de sensitised to everything that is going on. Gamblers anonymous was my last r
Withdrawal agreement. A month on from the derailment in stonehaven in aberdeenshire, a report by network rail says there needs to be better use of technology to predict heavy rain on railways. Wildlife populations are plummeting across the world according to a stark new report from the World Wide Fund for nature. Tax frequent flyers and ban cars from city centres. Just two ideas from the public to tackle Climate Change in the uks First Citizens assembly on the environment. Government plans for a huge increase in coronavirus testing could cost tens of billions of pounds, according to leaked whitehall documents. The papers set out how borisjohnsons so called Moonshot Programme could work with an aim of 3 million coronavirus tests per day available by december, and up to 10 million early next year. The details of the project emerged yesterday as the Prime Minister set out a ban on gatherings of more than six people in england. The restrictions, he says, break his heart to enforce, but ins
Also this lunchtime. Emergency brexit talks get under way the eu says it has serious concerns about British Government plans to override parts of the Withdrawal Agreement. The roof of a school bus is sheared off in a crash in hampshire three children are in hospital with serious injuries. New coronavirus guidance is issued to englands universities. There should be face to face teaching for priority courses only and no big parties. And wildlife is dying out at a rate never seen in Human History according to a stark new report from the World Wide Fund for nature. Coming up in sport on bbc news with doncaster races ordered behind closed doors, there are concerns the sport faces a loss of £300 million if fans cant return. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The Health Secretary matt hancock has been defending the governments pledge to carry out millions of coronavirus tests every day. His comments in Parliament Brought laughter from the opposition benches, as leaked officia
Withdrawal agreement, as the two sides meet in london. The roof of a school bus is sheared off in a crash in hampshire. Three children are in hospital with serious injuries. And wildlife is dying out at a rate never seen in Human History according to a stark new report from the World Wide Fund for nature. Hello. Good afternoon. The Health Secretary matt hancock has defended the governments ambition to carry out millions of coronavirus tests every day. Leaked official documents show that the Prime Ministers so called Moonshot Programme aims to carry out three million tests a day by december, and up to ten million early next year. Experts have expressed concerns about Laboratory Capacity and say the technology for rapid tests doesnt yet exist. It comes as the number of positive tests jumped 43 in one week, at the end of last month. Dominic hughes reports. Is mass testing for coronavirus the key to opening up the economy, and is it even possible . These are the questions being asked in th