People across the UK are turning to gambling to try and cope with the cost-of-living crisis, a charity warns.

A Conservative MP has been slammed by colleagues after offering to represent betting lobbyists in parliament and leak confidential documents in exchange for cash.

The government should raise an annual 5% levy on betting industry profits and use the money to address gambling harms, CARE has said.

Football clubs in the English Premier League are set to ban gambling adverts on the front of strips, after sustained pressure from campaigners.g

UK bookmaker William Hill has been fined a record £19 million by the gambling regulator for "widespread" failures.

The government is failing to address one of the "major moral crises of our time" by delaying action on gambling reform, CARE has said.