results, saying the missing 2.1 billion euros on its balance sheet probably doesn t exist. shift, the bank of england governor saying he gave officials more firepower in future cases. and no holds barred. slam hongrass set to kong s national security law when they hold talks today. we are live in brussels. just over an hour away from cash trading. arrows inking at red europe, more than one person , ftse futurescks a little down and dax futures off about 1.5%. u.s. futures are pointing higher. we see some slight gains, little gain, really unchanged. s&p futures up to tens of 1% and nasdaq almost 3/10 of 1%. gmm?have you got on the it s interesting we see the divergence in u.s. futures and european futures, a little bit of catchup and european equity markets. on a fairly flat session for asian markets, at least overall. some weakness coming through in hong kong as a result of the security law, some more detail on that from china. a bit of weakness in the hong kong marke
disinformation and propaganda, president trump s rhetorical assault on beijing steps up a gear. the u.s. senate passes a bill to the last chinese companies on european and de-list chinese companies on european indexes. the bank of england president said get of rates are not being ruled out. plus, cut to junk. angela merkel says a decision on the lufthansa bailout should be expected shortly after the german airline becomes the latest to lose its investment grade status on the s&p. take a look at futures this morning. we do see losses in futures. euro stoxx 50 futures down a little bit more than 1%. 0.6 6%.ures falling we see drops on u.s. futures, as well. s&p, and nasdaq futures all down by more than 0.5%. anna, the gmm? anna: let s have a look at the gmm. quite a mixed picture in the asian session after some gains in europe and the u.s. yesterday. lifted in part by some better corporate reporting in the u.s. we see a little bit of nervousness around geopolitics and the o
back at some of the travel highlights over the last few months including a once neglected and crime ridden skyscrapper injohannesburg that s now a symbol of success in south africa. hello and very good morning to you. welcome to bbc news. donald tusk, who chaired this week s eu summit in salzburg, has described theresa may as surprisingly uncompromising , after she demanded respect in the brexit negotiations. mr tusk says the prime minister has known for weeks about the eu s objections to the chequers proposals and that her tough position is causing the current stalemate. 0ur political correspondent leila nathoo reports. eu leaders had turned on theresa may at a summit this week, giving her brexit proposals the cold shoulder, bluntly saying they wouldn t work. and so, on her return to london, the prime minister sought to get back on the front foot, striking a defiant tone in a televised statement, saying talks were now at an impasse. at this late stage in the negotiations,
a race to the top we ll find out about the new 0lympic sport of speed climbing. good morning. it s a krill feel across the uk this weekend. sunshine and showers for more northern areas, all the details in 15 minutes. good morning. it s saturday the 22nd of september. thank you forjoining us. our top story. the head of the eu state leaders, donald tusk, has described theresa may as surprisingly uncompromising after she made a speech demanding respect in the brexit negotiations. mr tusk says the prime minister has known for weeks about the eu s objections to the chequers proposals and that her tough position is causing the current stalemate. political correspondent matt cole is in our london newsroom. this has got very heated. it s hard to know where it goes next. good morning. it s getting difficult, isn t it? theresa may came out of that salzburg summit on thursday looking shell shocked that she had been told that her chequers proposal is named after the prime minister s
into a bit of a tailspin. the search for miss harrison the royal horticultral society appeals for help in solving the one hundred and twenty year old mystery of a woman refused a scholarship because of her gender. and coming up at 11.30 it‘s dateline london where we ll get reaction to the fallout from the eu meeting in salzburg this week and discuss what theresa may does next. the president of the european council, donald tusk, has defended the eu s approach to the salzburg summit, insisting britain had known for many weeks about the eu s objections to the chequers proposals. mr tusk said the prime minister s plan had been treated with all seriousness, and that it was theresa may who had appeared surprisingly uncompromising. however, he added that he believed a deal was still within reach. this morning the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt has urged european leaders to step back from the abyss. our political correspondent leila nathoo reports. eu leaders had turned on