of new homes in cities, vowing not to concrete over the countryside . and coming up on bbc news. one of the tournament favourites germany get their world cup campaign off to an impressive start by beating morocco 6 0. hello. thejournalist, presenter and author, our colleague george alagiah, has died. he was 67. he was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2014, and in recent years used his voice to champion better nhs screening for the disease. in many ways he was a pioneer in british broadcastjournalism. born in sri lanka, he was one of the first people of colour working for a major uk broadcaster to report extensively on the part of the world that became known as the global south, shining a light on the ordinary lives of millions of people, most notably perhaps in africa, whose everyday lives were often ignored or relegated to the inside pages of newspapers. the bbc director general, tim davie said today that george. was more than just an outstanding journalist..audiences could
a lot of people that know me still don t 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 can t 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 ou
hello i m lewis vaughanjones. the greek authorities have declared a state of emergency in southern rhodes, as firefighters continue to battle wildfi res. greek police say 19,000 people have been evacuated from homes and hotels on the island. it s said to be the biggest such operation greece has ever carried out. this is the damage from one village. you can see houses destroyed there. three hotels have been burnt down and many others still in danger. this is the damage at one hotel. here you can see cars, buildings and vegetation, all burnt out, going right up to the edge of the sea. and the fires are still burning you can see in this video captured by a tourist, just how thick the smoke is. many people spent the night in temporary accommodation like this after being evacuated from hotels. spreads saws and other buildings as well being used. i ve also been speaking with a british holiday maker stranded at rhodes airport charliejohnson told me about her current situation. w
england australia have won the ashes against england following a draw. now on bbc news: talking business. a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. let s go and take a look at what s on the show. the billion dollar blast off as more and more rockets and satellites head into orbit, the question is, just how big can the space economy become? from elon musk s spacex tojeff bezos s blue origin, private companies are getting a bigger slice of the high sky pie, but can they really land a profit in outer space? well, i m going to find out from these two there they are. one leading investor tells me how he s trying to get out of this world returns from orbiting the earth. also, from dishwashers by day to explosives at night the big boss of rocket lab tells me how he got his company flying. also on the show, i m going to catch up with the big boss of nasa. yeah, the former astronaut tells me how important private companies will be as the us and