for failing to protect consumers and weak anti money laundering controls. the company, a subsidiary of the gibraltar based 888 holdings, was found by the uk s gambling commission to have allowed customers to bet big sums of money without proper checks. it says it s seriously considered suspending william hill s licence. let s get more now from dr carolyn downs, who s a gambling industry specialist at lancaster university. thanks forjoining us. can you explain a bit more about the troubles of william hill and why they were found guilty? this troubles of william hill and why they were found guilty?- troubles of william hill and why they were found guilty? this is the latest in a long they were found guilty? this is the latest in a long line they were found guilty? this is the latest in a long line of they were found guilty? this is the latest in a long line of quite - they were found guilty? this is the latest in a long line of quite large l latest in a long line of quite
three gambling businesses owned by william hill are to pay a 19 million pound penalty for weak money laundering controls. we start in mexico where at least 39 people have died in a fire at a migrant centre near the border with the united states. the blaze broke out at an immigration facility in ciudad juarez which is next to the stanton international bridge that links the city to el paso, texas. this was the scene outside the building overnight, with the emergency services in attendance. it s not yet clear what caused the fire. many of the victims are thought to be migrants who had been arrested in the city the day before, with some reports suggesting they had been detained in locked rooms. the bbc s william marquez is following the story closely. just bring us up to date with what we know at this stage. we know at this stage. there is not much we can we know at this stage. there is not much we can add we know at this stage. there is not much we can add to we know
Well have more on this developing story right here on bbc news. Images show police entering the building, as you see on screen, making their way through a window, by the looks of things, trying to make their way into the hall to get to the students that have camped out inside. The campus is in Upper Manhattan which has been a focal point of Student Protests that have spread to dozens of universities and schools across the us, expressing opposition to israels war in gaza. Police are, quote, clearing it out, as they marched to the barricaded entrance to the building and Police Action comes hours after new york mayor eric adams and the nypd held a joint Press Conference where they blamed professional outside agitators escalating the situation and said that it was in Public Safety issue, that was what they said. Lets move on and will bring the story later on our programmes here on bbc news. Back to business news. Binance founder Changpeng Zhao was sentenced to four months in prison after p
And resulting in a multiyear investigation by the Us Government into the Worlds Largest Cryptocurrency Exchange binance. As part of the agreement, he stepped out of the ceo and founder apologised to the court in seattle singles company had now put in place anti Money Laundering controls and is watched by his mother and is watched by his mother and sister who were in court as he learned his fate. The sentence was considerably shorter than the three years prosecutors are demanding less than 12 to 18 months recommended underfederal recommended under federal guidelines. Once recommended underfederal guidelines. Once considered the most powerful person in the Crypto Industry is the second major crypto boss to be sentenced to prison. In march, he received 25 years behind bars for stealing 1 billion from customers from his now bankrupt exchange. But binance is still the biggest Cryptocurrency Exchange in the world and he has his own eyes on the future. Recently announcing plans to launch a ne
for failing to protect consumers and weak anti money laundering controls. the company, a subsidiary of the gibraltar based 888 holdings, was found by the uk s gambling commission to have allowed customers to bet big sums of money without proper checks. it says it s seriously considered suspending william hill s licence. let s get more now from dr carolyn downs, who s a gambling industry specialist at lancaster university. thanks forjoining us. can you explain a bit more about the troubles of william hill and why they were found guilty? this troubles of william hill and why they were found guilty?- troubles of william hill and why they were found guilty? this is the latest in a long they were found guilty? this is the latest in a long line they were found guilty? this is the latest in a long line of they were found guilty? this is the latest in a long line of quite - they were found guilty? this is the latest in a long line of quite large l latest in a long line of quite large fin