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hello. there have been more calls for rishi sunak to suspend his conservative candidates who are being investigated for alleged bets on when the general election would be held. insisting that multiple independent investigations are now under way. independent investigations are now underway. but independent investigations are now under way. but he said last night that any tories found to have broken betting rules would be booted out of the party. in the last couple of hours mr snack has been at the launch of the welsh conservatives manifesto. he once again promised to take action against anyone found to have broken gambling laws. there are multile have broken gambling laws. there are multiple investigations have broken gambling laws. there are multiple investigations currently - multiple investigations currently happening, it is right that those investigations are allowed to proceed. they are independent, necessarily confidential, as you would appreciate. there is also a cri ....
in dunedin byjust one point. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. talks are underway in downing street, as theresa may tries to strike a deal with the democratic unionist party which will enable the conservatives to continue to govern. the prime minister and arlene foster are discussing the detailed terms of the dup s backing for her minority government, focussing on the upcoming brexit negotiations and their particular implications for northern ireland s border with the republic of ireland and trade. the conservatives are having to rely on the support of ten dup mps, after they fell eight seats short of winning an overall majority in last week s general election. here s our political correspondent chris mason. the sun is shining on northern ireland s democratic unionist party. just ten mps and their leader who now wield huge powers. are we looking at the real government? big smiles and with good reason. the democratic unionists are crucial in propping up ....
virtual reality. it s action packed. it s immersive. argh! there s a mouse! it s terrifying. argh! it s collaborative. laughter. it s a knockout! ok, you hit me. it s. oh, god. it s frozen. it s. frozen. it s fun, but it s not going to change the world. it wouldn t fit in as much as, say, my phone would. it wouldn t fit in. it s such a shame, it s so annoying. it s annoying. not really what you want to hear when you are talking about vr. especially since the technology has actually been around since the 1960s. this helmet is from the mid 1990s. but it wouldn t be the first bit of amazing looking tech to simply fade into novelty. one of the problems is the media goes mad over it and then everything gets overhyped, not that we would be guilty of course. this is amazeballs! but the truth is, sometimes stuff gets overblown and the people who buy the thing end up getting disappointed by the thing. well, this week, the bbc, in partnership with ipsos mori, has published resear ....
this is breakfast, with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. a big rise in the number of children declared homeless. it has increased by a third in three yea rs. councils in england say nearly a thousand each month are being forced into temporary accommodation. the government says it s taking action to tackle the problem. good morning. it s saturday the 22nd ofjuly. also ahead: people who fly drones will have to pass safety courses and register their devices following concerns over the danger they pose to aircraft. white house spokesman, sean spicer, explains why he s stepping down from the job afterjust six months. he said there were too many cooks in the kitchen. us media said he was unhappy about the new director of communications. mr spicer said he didn t want to be in the way. some of the memes you have to laugh at yourself a bit. but sometimes it goes from funny to mean. jordan spieth leads the open championship. he s two shots clear of the field, after mastering all ....
new laws will be introduced, giving people greater control over what happens to their online personal data. the government says the legislation offers the right to be forgotten, with proposals in the data protection bill making it easier to withdraw consent for information to be used. companies will have to obtain explicit consent. rather than using pre selected tick boxes to gather details online. here s our political correspondent, leila nathoo. our lives are led online. we all leave a digital trail. but what happens to all the information we upload about ourselves? a new law will ensure that the united kingdom retains its world class regime of protecting personal data. now we will have more control data protection laws are being strengthened. the government has confirmed a bill will be published in the autumn, bringing eu regulations due to come in next year onto the statute book. internet users will be given more powers to protect their data. it will be easier ....