Alltime high, President Trump signed an interim trade deal ahead of that the agreement averts new tariffs on chinese goods that were due to kick in this weekend. It is 4 00 a. M. In the u. K. I am Tracy Alloway in hong kong. You are watching the pound this morning. As soon as we got the exit poll, that was six hours ago, suggested we would see a big majority for Boris Johnson. Everything we have seen seems to confirm we all we will see a big majority for Boris Johnson. The pound goes higher, up by 2. 4 . The euro falls against the pound. We have not just been covering the brexit ramifications. There is also the trade narrative, progress between the u. S. And china. That is having an impact on agricultural products. There are two walls crumbling friday. One is the redwall and the other is the proverbial wall of worries for investors. Look at the price of soybean futures, those are surging off the back of speculation that lots of add products will be bought by ag products will be bought
Nobel peace prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi will defend her country. Tributes are paid to the man who inspired the ice bucket challenge who has died at the age of 34. It was a Viral Campaign that raised more than £150 million for charity. Arsenal end their longest run without a league win since 1977 as they beat west ham 3 1. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9. New zealand prime Ministerjacinda Ardern has said there are questions which must be asked after the volcanic eruption on white island. There are five confirmed fatalities and eight people are missing on the island, though police say they are also likely to have died. Officers earlier announced that a criminal investigation would be opened, but later revised this, saying it was too early to comment. White island is new zealands most active volcano. Its in the bay of plenty, around 30 miles off the coast of the north island. From there, our correspondent Shaimaa Khalil reports. The Prime Minister on the site of where tho
He represents a view that is about his brexit deal about his brexit deal. Outdated. Alas, i greatly respect this is cold, hard evidence that this is cold, hard evidence that categorically shows the impact a categorically shows the impact a him and his record. And i think that damaging brexit deal would have damaging brexit deal would have what we need to do now is not they will of the people and get brexit on large parts of our country. On large parts of our country. Done. Meanwhile, the labour leader claims a leaked government document the london fire im Christian Fraser shows the Prime Minister is misleading people brigade commissioner in kent for tonights last televised about his brexit deal. Strongly criticised over debate between borisjohnson the grenfell disaster agrees to stand down early. And Jeremy Corbyn in front of a live bbc audience. Crowds in india celebrate this is called hard evidence that after Police Officers shot dead four less than a week to men accused of the rape
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