communication if you like but not enough was done. the other issue i think we will hear an awful lot about was obviously last week was a science week, we heard from some of the top scientists and again the general theme there seemed to be the scientists frustration with this government mantra of following the science which they said basically meant that scientists were used as scapegoats for controversial decisions that politicians were making. and then of course the general thing which has been bubbling along over the last few weeks has been the chaos and confusion right at the centre of government in downing street. a lot of that is to do with the personalities involved, and so i think we will be hearing more on all of that because michael gove really had a front row seat to all of it. and another big name that we are expecting to hear from this week, matt hancock, the former health secretary, of course, who has come in for a huge amount of criticism from those at the very
Iran and north korea ramping up their threats against the United States following President Trumps u. N. Address. Did the president go too far or are these countries finally realizing there is a you are in sheriff in town . With us is tammy bruce, captain chuck nash and peter books. Captain nash, i have got to start with you. The drum beats of war are loud and clear. President trump did not mince any words. He called out a lot of people and good for him. He removed any of the ambiguities surrounding this. He said what makes logical sense here. He said if we have to defend ourselves or our allies against north korea, well decimate north korea. That message was for kim jongun. But it was also for beijing and moscow. Charles ed the normal course of people who dont like trump didnt like the speech. Applause in the u. N. Caught some people off guard. The idea of sovereignty and getting rid of bad actors. Tammy there are bad across toarts in dont know regions destroying the lives of people.
Exchange. Nicole lets bring everybody to speed. The Dow Jones Industrial average 453 points so youre seeing heavy selling, selling across the board, certainly in those economically sensitive areas such as financials and the like, but the lowest point today we were down nearly 540 points. That was during trading. Overnight over 800. So traders now are saiding what happens by the end of the day and while some projecting only 200300 point loss, others are worried about next week. What happens next in the European Union and what janet yellen says next week . Here is a look at the ftse and cac quarante. They closed 8 , german dax 5 . Bringing back to currencies, we saw the uk pound plummet the most ever on record, plummet into the lowist lowest levels in 31 years. A little better but a lot of worries that it could go even further to the downside. I mention the financials, which have exposure to europe and uk in particular. We are watching gold as well. Gold has been a safe haven. Gold is up
Westminster committee launches devolution inquiry thenational.scot - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thenational.scot Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.