Eagerly anticipated games of the season tomorrow, Manchester United travel to liverpool and we will hear from both managers and have all the build up to the weekends action. And in the weather, its chalk and cheese. Absolutely, we have so much to talk about this afternoon. Not just todays weather, but going through the weekend and by monday we will have gone on to look for a hurricane heading its way towards the north and west of the British Isles, the remnants of it. At the same time, 2a degrees. Only in the British Isles sole survivor, the angler who nearly died after a fish jumps down his throat. Its the hollywood horror story that seems to worsen every day as more accusations are made against Harvey Weinstein and other industry figures are dragged into the scandal accused of turning a blind eye. Police in america and here in britain are beginning investigations into his behaviour. Mr weinstein has denied the most serious allegations. Entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba reports.
Delivered. Nicole we are waiting for a live statement from Boris Johnson outside his home in london. I am lauren simonetti. Nicole i am nicole pedallides. Global markets in major selloff mode. Lets check stock market futures, dow futures down 436 points well off of earlier lows overnight where we were down over 700 points. Lauren european markets open sharply lower, the ftse in london is down 5 , the dax in germany down 7 . A steep selloff in europe. It is noting the dax and the cac have been down 10 . Looking at asia, the nikkei in particular in japan down 8 . Shanghai composite in china 1. 3 losses and hong kong and hang saying for print. Korea, cosby 3 of the downside. Nicole the market reaction, oil prices sinking 4 down 2. 14 trading just under 48 a barrel. The worry is a slowdown in Global Growth and then the safe haven of gold rallying, gold prices up 4. 5 to 1318 an ounce. Lauren the british pound sticking to its lowest level since 1985. Also the selloff was the biggest ever on
All the sports and big names have tumbled at flushing meadows, action and rehabilitation. We start the newshour with a developing story, u. N. Peacekeepers have come under attack in the Golan Heights. They are among 1200 troops monitoring the line between the Israeli Occupied area and the syrian held area of the Golan Heights. Well go live to Jackie Rowlands who joins us live. There has been a standoff in the area, tell us about what youve been hearing now. Its a developing situation, a deteriorating situation. On thursday, including rebels from al nusra, the al qaeda group. Threatened u. N. Peacekeepers, a u. N. Force of 1200 observers for six different nations. 44 fijian peacekeepers were taken hostage. They are being held. The unsays it has reliable information that the 44 fijian peacekeepers are safe. The developing part of the story is another part of the peacekeepers, from the philippines, are under attack. They were in two bases one is safe, but there is another where 40 filipin
Taxes the right to levy taxes in the obligation to pay them both inherent in the sovereignty of nation states and their citizens. But what happens when the power of taxation is undermined with wont pay. Taxation takes dont talk to between 1st on the w ah, an unprecedented financial shield raising more than just eyebrow. Germany is 200000000000. Your aid package is meant to protect households and firms from sky rocketing power costs. And his reason for concern among your officials get more from our correspond also on turkish inflation. If 83 percent last month, official say independent expert, believe it is even higher. Take a look at how people are coping galloping price. Im chris over. Welcome to the program. Europes double digit inflation is top of the agenda. As you finance ministers gather in luxembourg blocks record high Energy Prices. The primary driver of european inflation are expected to come in for its close scrutiny. Consumer prices have sort since the beginning of russias w
A gigantic package. Chris is the biggest here in the European Union. Effectively. What this means is that german businesses will qualify. Well, well be getting a bigger subsidy and then their business peers within the rest of the European Union and thus getting a competitive advantage being given a competitive advantage. And that has strong criticism or from other Member States who feel that it, it is unfair in a sense that some countries like germany and others who, who have the scope to go bigger on these rescue packages are effectively pursuing National Interest at a time where you would want that solidarity that this is damaging to the solidarity it leaves. Maria drug, for example, was one of those voices critical. Germanys plan. He said that it was simply unfair to, to member countries who just couldnt do as much who couldnt, who couldnt borrow as much, for example, heaven into countries like italy who couldnt afford to give such a big stimulus package that European Commission for