And when parties have to report it. This is one of the many problems that we have in our system. It appears to be born out of historical reasons rather than anything else. We do have, for what is supposed to be a very transparent system, quite a complicated one in which there are various different registers updated at various different points. The electoral commissions register is only updated every quarter and i think this story has sort of renewed questions about whether thats really appropriate in this day and age when websites can be updated at the drop of a hat. That was the conservative Party Response so far when it came to frank hester s donations, that they have reported everything that needed to be reported in the public sphere. You have looked into this closely, could you tell us how big a donor frank hester is, how important he is to the tory partys treasure chest, essentially . Sure, i would say first of all, for many people, even political obsessives and conservative figur
Hungary has emerged as a Dog Breeding Power in europe. In the last two years, its legally exported over 70,000 puppies within the eu. A huge network of puppy farms grew up here after the collapse of the soviet union. The system changed. The state farms and co operative farms were privatised. So, people stopped working with cows, stopped working with swine and the italian tradesmen came into hungary and saw a big business, and they started to build up a network of Puppy Producers here in hungary, and then the people, step by step, realised that they can make money on dogs instead of Keeping Swine and rabbits, and they put these animals in the place of the swine and poultry and rabbit. The industry is controlled by the government through licensing and farms are expected to conform to Animal Welfare standards but anyone can register online to be a breeder without any initial checks. This is puspokladany. This town ofjust 16,000 people has 154 registered breeders. The nebih is the Governme
And its time for lenny s last turn the comedian will present his final comic relief tonight after 39 years. Plus do you fancy more rain . I did not think so, but another wet morning for many. This weekend sunshine at times and hopefully more brightness. Its friday the 15th march. Our main story. Exposure to violent online content is now unavoidable for children in the uk, with many seeing it while still in Primary School, according to a new ofcom report. The regulator is urging social Media Companies to strengthen Child Protection on their platforms. Our Technology Reporter Shiona Mccallum reports. How much time do you think you spend on your phone a day . Even Prince William is asking these questions when meeting with a group of schoolchildren at a west london youth centre yesterday. Thats quite a lot. But i bet you feel better coming here. But when children are on their smartphones, their innocence can soon be compromised. Ofcom say out of the 2a7 children it spoke to, all of them ha
for centuries, potters in staffordshire have been making ceramics for royal events and with just a month to go until the king s coronation, they are getting ready to mark the event in style. they certainly are. from tankards and trinket boxes, to commemorative mugs and even gifts fit for a king, the region has been producing some of the most magnificent souvenirs. it appears roger has quite a few of them! our reporter liz copper has more. the company was started by my father, we have been in business for 75 years nearly. we mainly produce china because china plates, commemorative ware for celebrations. it s a special occasion and it s an honour and a privilege to do something for the coronation and for the king. and it is a souvenir, something to keep forever, really. i m john french, i ve been a ceramic craftsman for nearly 40 years. - i decided to make for the coronation a piece that incorporates all the skills i ve usedl over the last 40 years. the picture here that i
for the first time, our world unveils a criminal underworld of puppy traders trafficking dogs across europe. they came here to resell those dogs in england. those englishmen, they also dealt in drugs. the criminals are breeding dogs in unlicensed puppy mills in hungary. these dogs suffer abuse and neglect. the dogs are sold into a vast pet trade network in western europe that handles 8 million puppies a year. many are illegally passed off as the offspring of a much loved family pet. hungary has emerged as a dog breeding power in europe. in the last two years, it s legally exported over 70,000 puppies within the eu. a huge network of puppy farms grew up here after the collapse of the soviet union. the system changed. the state farms and co operative farms were privatised. so, people stopped working with cows, stopped working with swine and the italian tradesmen came into hungary and saw a big business, and they started to build up a network of puppy producers here in hungary,