back to its secretary and past after another night of violence. hello, and welcome to bbc news. the duke of edinburgh is to be buried next saturday. he died on friday at the age of 99. because of coronavirus restrictions, his funeral will take place within the grounds of windsor castle, with no public processions, but it will be televised. the palace has said prince harry will attend but his wife meghan, who is pregnant, has been advised by her doctors not to travel. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. at midday in the capital cities of the four nations of the united kingdom, 41 gun salutes sounded in tribute to the duke. fire! fire. and for a man who served in the royal navy in the second world war and later, guns were fired in tribute aboard several warships. and in gibraltar, home to the royal navy s gibraltar squadron. at windsor castle, the earl of wessex arrived with his wife tojoin the queen in the family s mourning, as officials put the finishing touche
the charity samaritans is being criticised for entering into a year long partnership with a gambling company. staff at paddy power betfair, chose samaritans as their charity of the year and are supporting it through fundraising, corporate donations and volunteering. critics say samaritans shouldn t work with the gambling industry. dan whitworth, from radio 4 s money box programme, has more. if you are sat in the pub, you can tell a guy who is an alcoholic. let s be honest, you can tell if a guy is on drugs. the man sat in the corner on his phone is gambling his life away and nobody knows because it is such a hidden thing. critics, including relatives of people with gambling problems who took their own lives, say samaritans is risking its well earned reputation by working with paddy power betfair, adding it should stop taking the compa ny‘s money. the mp, carolyn harris, who chairs the all party parliamentary group on gambling related harm, says she is shocked by the deal. s
staff at paddy power betfair, chose samaritans as their charity of the year and are supporting it through fundraising, corporate donations and volunteering. critics say samaritans shouldn t work with the gambling industry. dan whitworth, from radio 4 s money box programme, has more. if you are sat in the pub, you can tell a guy who is an alcoholic. let s be honest, you can tell if a guy is on drugs. the man sat in the corner on his phone is gambling his life away and nobody knows because it is such a hidden thing. critics, including relatives of people with gambling problems who took their own lives, say samaritans is risking its well earned reputation by working with paddy power betfair, adding it should stop taking the compa ny‘s money. the mp, carolyn harris, who chairs the all party parliamentary group on gambling related harm, says she is shocked by the deal. she calls it distasteful and appalling. others on social media, as well as the charity gambling with lives have
showdown in downing street: the chancellor confronts borisjohnson after his aide was sacked without his knowledge. £400 million for colleges offering vocational courses in england to support new technical qualifications. the common virus you ve probably never heard of, but can be dangerous for unborn babies. we ll have a special report. opening of the world for all four children with physical disabilities. it gives us a chance to be like the rest of us. however life has set us back, we can always play football. johanna konta is the last brit standing in the us open singles draw. she s on form and into the fourth round, but an unhappy dan evans is thrashed by roger federer. good morning. it is the last day of august and some of us are clinging onto a bit of warmth and sunshine but for most, we will see some rain pushing eastwards and it turns much cooler, just in time for tomorrow, the first of september. full details here on breakfast. good morning it is the last day of augu
good morning. welcome to breakfast withjon kay and steph mcgovern. our headlines today. showdown in downing street the chancellor confronts borisjohnson after his aide was sacked without his knowledge. £400 million for colleges offering vocational courses in england to support new technical qualifications. the common virus you ve probably never heard of but can be dangerous for unborn babies. we ll have a special report. johanna konta is the last brit standing in the us open singles draw. she s on form and into the fourth round, but an unhappy dan evans is thrashed by roger federer. good morning, it s the last day of august. some of us clinging on to a little bit of warmth and sunshine, but for most, we re going to see some rain pushing eastwards, and it turns much coolerjust in time for tomorrow, 1st september. full weather details on the way, here on breakfast. it s saturday 31st august. our top story. the chancellor, sajid javid, has confronted borisjohnson over the