0n track for less pollution. The uks First Hydrogen powered train goes on display. These were the soggy scenes at ascot yesterday. Can we expect more today . Carol is there. Well, add royal ascot today there is the risk of a shower, particularly later on. Not as frequent as the last couple of days. It is a mixture of sunshine and showers. As we head into the weekend and next week it is getting hotter. I will have more in 15 minutes. Good morning. Its thursday, june 20. Our top story by the end of today well know the final two candidates in the race to be the next Prime Minister. Conservative mps will vote later to whittle down the remaining four, and the final decision will then be made in a postal ballot by around 160,000 Party Members. 0ur Political Correspondent nick eardley is in westminster. If people are feeling slightly wary of all these votes, this is getting to the final stages of. It is nearly overin to the final stages of. It is nearly over in terms of what happens in parlia
Fall to the lowest since late 2015 as Jerome Powell opens the door to a july rate cut but investors ask, will he cut by 50 basis points . Packed, governor kuroda due to speak imminently after keeping policy unchanged this morning. The yen holds it strongest level against the dollar any year. Economists expect the bank of england to strike a hawkish tone but hold steady on rates as the candidates for next Prime Minister are whittled down later today to two. Good morning. Matt we are less than half an hour from the european open and i want to show you a quick chart of gold. Ands a hike in your chart we are at the highest level we have been in half a decade. 4. 70 1340 dollars. When the fed cuts rates, treasuries look less attractive as a competitive asset to gold and that is why you get the lift in the price. Lets look at the futures. We are looking at games. Plea gains. We didnt have massive rallies in u. S. Stocks. He had rallies in bonds around the world. I see green boxes, but we do
And, scotland are out of the womens world cup. There was penalty drama as they let a 3 0 lead against argentina slip, whilst england beat japan. Good morning, and welcome to the bbc news at 9. The tory race to become the next Prime Minister continues today, as mps decide which two candidates will face a members vote. Former foreign secretary Boris Johnson looks certain to make the final pair. He topped the ballot in the first three rounds of voting. Last night, he secured the support of 143 out of 313 conservative mps. But the race to join him remains too close to call. Jeremy hunt, michael gove and sajid javid are all in the contest after fellow candidate rory stewart was knocked out last night. Lets look at how the process works. Conservative mps will begin voting for who they wish to be the next Prime Minister in a secret ballot this morning, with the results expected ataboutipm. The candidate with the fewest votes is knocked out, leaving three candidates remaining. There will then
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