Hello im rob matheson and this is the news hour live from doha coming up in the next sixty minutes. After a landslide yes vote in a session referendum the government in iraqs kurdish region rejects baghdads demand to hand over control of airports. The u. S. President plans to cut down the number of refugees entering the country to its lowest in nearly four decades plus. I understand human in the japanese indigenous reserve where there is increasing concern about the survival of un contacted tribes living in this remote part of the amazon rain forest. A day at the opera the spectacular london show aiming to attract a new generation of fans. Hardening positions hours after winning a landslide in a secession referendum the government of iraqs kurdish region has rejected baghdads demand to hand over control of airports ninety two percent of cards who posted about have voted yes the results been announced despite a last minute appeal to cancel it by the iraqi Prime Minister Charles Straffor
I know im right about this and this is the news hour live from doha coming up in the next sixty minutes. After a landslide yes vote in a session referendum the government in iraqs kurdish region rejects baghdads demand to hand over control of airports. The u. S. President plans to cut the number of refugees entering the country to the lowest in nearly four decades plus. Im in the United States with a family of cambodian american felons fighting against a deportation. And our ride down Money Laundering lane a london bus tour of alleged marquee property deals by high profile nigerians. Hours after winning a landslide in the secession referendum the government of iraqs kurdish region says it wont hand over control of airports to baghdad the result has been announced despite a last minute appeal to council it by the iraqi Prime Minister Charles Trafford reports from their bill. So liberations on the streets of the bill up to ninety two percent of voters said yes to secession from the kurdi
Is your function. We are down on the european benchmark today. Sterling 1. 2 lower today and the biggest drop since february. We will talk more about this with emma just the second. A big decline due to the narrowing of the polls in the upcoming elections. Starting with this chart, the correlation between the ftse and the pound. Your member since the referendum a weak pound and rising stocks on the ftse because most of them get their earnings from overseas. Interesting is that the correlation is now positive, but the index shows no signs of running out of steam. Five weeks of gains just below record. The marketns says can live with a modestly positive sterling. There still room for the equity rally to continue, but they are moving in unison, interesting given that they moved in a divergent way. Currency weakness that boosted exporters amid an unprecedented want her stimulus, stocks relied on the domestic economy and the eurozone beginning to outperform. This is the jpmorgan domestic pl
Higher opening. In europe stocks are higher across the board. Take a look at the indices. The dax index and the cac quarante are up half a percent a piece. The british pound dropping sharply showing the conservatives will fall short of winning majority in parliament. It has since stabilize slightly but still lower. In asia overnight, stocks mostly higher. Worst performer was hong kong. Nikkei average in japan 1 half of one percent. Chaos across the pond in turmoil in capitol hill. James comey slammed President Trump saying that the commander in chief fired him to undermine the probe into russias influence in the 2016 election. Comey also addressed the president s request to let the investigation into former National Security adviser Michael Flynn let it go. I dont think its for me to say whether the conversation i had with the president was an effort to obstruct, i took it as a very disturbing thick, very concerning but thats the conclusion the special counsel will work towards to try
Disaster. The families look for a nswe is. Grenfell tower disaster. Labour urges mps to back an amendment to the queens speech calling on the government to recruit more Police Officers and firefighters and to end the Public Sector pay cap. No more needles a flu jab using a sticking plaster passes safety tests in its first Human Trial Experts say it could revolutionise how injections are given. A world wide cyber attack continues to wreak havoc for a second day frances biggest bank is its latest victim. Two weeks on from the Grenfell Tower fire more calls for answers today the Housing Minister was confronted by survivors over accommodation. The families of those who died At Hillsborough will find out later this morning whether anyone will Face Criminal Charges. An inquest ruled last year that the 96 liverpool fans who died at the stadium in sheffield in 1989 were unlawfully killed. We are expecting announcement at half past 11. An inquestjudy last year said the funds had been unlawfully