Got to have somewhere to deposit it. So the rules that were announcing also cover the ability of businesses to deposit cash in a location thats convenient to them. But convenience is a difficultjudgment. To maintain the current provision of free access to cash, for now, the new rules will state that people should have to travel no more than a mile in urban areas to withdraw or deposit cash. In rural areas, the distance has been set at three miles. Theres going to be situations where people are very reliant on Public Transport and if theres bad Public Transport in an area, then three miles might seem like a hike to the himalayas. Whats important is that this recognises that the banks have a duty to protect their customers and to make sure that those who still rely on cash, which is so many of us, continue to be able to access it. If they fail in that duty, banks could be fined by the city watchdog. But Bank Branches are closing at a rate of more than 50 a month. So, the answer may be Ba
Mexican and colombian cartels have infiltrated local gangs as they vie for lucrative drugs routes. Ecuador was hit hard by covid and theyve taken advantage of a country broken by a pandemic and by corrupt politics. The police are at pains to show me theyre fixing the problem, but when theyre having to protect themselves with sandbags in the police station, you realise this is a war without end. This used to be one of the main routes for traffickers. People would come up here with Stolen Phones and jewellery and exchange those goods for drugs up here, but the police have taken back this area. That said, the police have lost so much more control of the city of guayaquil. The bars on all the windows in this neighbourhood tell you all you need to know about the lack of security here. Angie fears for her four children. The police are powerless, she says. Just two weeks ago her neighbour was shot dead outside his daughters school. Translation all i want is security, thats the only thing that
About the situation in morocco. As you can see, the numbers of casualties are rising. There are over 600 now. We started with 30. Then over 300, and the number is now reaching over 600, and we are unfortunately expecting these numbers will get higher and higher with some estimations that numbers will exceed 1000 very soon. As the report said, the epicentre was out outside marrakesh old city, and the epicentre was the on the high atlas mountains, and these mountains are full of poor and Old Buildings and villages that will be really difficult to reach. As you can see, the whole attention of the world turns to morocco. Condolences and offers of support came from india, from germany, from france, and everybody is trying to stand with and try to offer support to morocco. Yes, as you say the area affected is huge. This happened less than 12 hours ago, and lots of countries offering to help. What immediately though is available in terms of Rescue Efforts from the moroccan authorities . The R
In caerphilly with van aert defending a three second lead. Thats all from sportsday. Our top story, a huge win for ireland, the worlds Number One Team at the rugby world cup, 80 points on romania. England start in 20 minutes against argentina in marseille. You are live with bbc news. Morocco has declared three days of National Mourning after 1,000 people died in a devastating earthquake. The six point eight magnitude quake struck a sparsely populated region in the Atlas Mountains on friday night. 45 miles south of marrakesh. Peter mercer, who owns a riad in marrakech, escaped from the third floor of his building during the quake. He told us what happened. You dont practise for these things. And ive lived through an earthquake before, but i live on the third floor of the building and itjust started to shake, almost like a Washing Machine on the spin cycle when it suddenly gears up. But it violently shook the building and you just think, ive got to get out of here. So ijust literally ran