>> hello and a very well welcome -- warm welcome. top stories this hour -- britain's military intervention in iraq in 2003 was not absolutely necessary at the time. when the conclusions of the chilcott reports. the firing seven years in the making has been made public. messi sentenced to 21 months in prison. law, there are likely to go to jail.

-- they are likely to go to jail. begins hisrius seven-year sentence. we will be live from south africa in 30 minutes. live from paris, how australian businesses stand to benefit from britain leaving the eu. the official british inquiry into the iraq war has just and made public. -- david cameron is

speaking live from the house of commons, likely to addddress ths issue. the inquiry has not expressed the view on whether military action was legal. who suffered at the end of ramadan, it must be terrible for them. minister --e prime i join with the prime and mr. in e minister in wishing wales well. that was the leader of the they are likely to address the chilcott report. our international affairs commentator, i would like to

first listen to john chilcott and then we will get to your analysis as you break down the report. >> inquiry has not expressed the view on whether military action was legal. could, of course, only be resolved by a properly constituted an internationally .ecognized court we've concluded that the circumstances in which it was decided thatat it was a legal basis for u.k. military action were far from satisfactory. this explicit warnings the consequences of the invasion were underestimated. the planning and preparations for iraq after saddam hussein worked -- were wholly inadequate. the government failed to achieve its stated objectives. this report was really about learning the lessons from the iraq war. ofouple of headlines, couple

takeaways -- john chilcott saying the war was not thehe strategy of contaiaining saddam hussein coud have continued. the war did not have to be waged at that point in time. >> it is the argument that hass been debated and made on numerous occasions in the course od.the postinvasion peri already veryas much under way and raging across britain. he summarizes the report as an account of intervention from a military intervention that went badly wrong and has consequences bothis day and those are very important aspect because you cannot stress enough, within britain itself, the degree to which this has created a trauma

which has had an impact on the way britain wages its foreign-policy. it does go back to this now sort of almost not original sin of iraq because british foreign-policy mother have been blunders in the past. --ut definitely foreign-policy mother have been blunders in the past, but -- foreign-policy, there have been blunders in the past, but definitely in recent memory. saddam hussein could have been contained. all diplomatic options had not been exhausted. the case that tony blair and his government made for war, the dossiers that--

had been presented, they were making policy in iraq based on flawed assessments and intelligence. tony blair was singled out many times in this report. certifications, saying things in the way he publicly presented his case or -- for war that was not corroborated or supported by the evidence. with the british people have wanted to know all along was whether he deliberately misrepresented the evidence that saddam hussein had weapons of mass destruction, chemical biological weapons. he had the ability to deploy those weapons and 45 minutes

-- that claim that was presented publicly by tony blair, that became really the basis for causing a lot of fear in britain , one of the reasons why there was quite a large number of britons at the time of the actual invasion who supported going to war. it's easy to assume today that all of britain was against it because it has become such a low point in british history right now. evere wants to be seen as having supported the war, but there were massive protests against the war on the eve of the invasion in 2003. there was also strong support forin britain itself actually going to war in a minority of people against it. looking back at an issue that seems very obvious today. at the time, it was not quite obvious to people yet.

the evidence was only subsequently born out to be inaccurate. john chilcott was not a judge, he said he cannot pass legal judgment, , but he said the legl basis for going to war was unsatisfactory. whether tony blair knowingly lied to the public, many people will say it is very much implied. >> we will continue covering all angles on this report throughout the day. we are expecting tony blair to speak publicly at some point. david cameron and jeremy corbyn doing so right now in the house of commons. oscar for stories be jailed for six years. the sentence was announced at the murder trial of the south african track star earlier today. the former olympian killed his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp. circumstances outweighed the aggravating

effects -- the unsubstantial and compelling sentence that --tifies a deadly shooting our courts are of law, not .ublic opinion th is sixtence i imposed years. breaking down the ruling and the legal grounds for sentencing oscar b stories to six years in jail. pistorius to sixers in guilford -- six years in jail. >> she found substantial

evidence to deviate from this sentence offered -- they argued earlier that he had shown no -- the and did not mitigating factors outweigh the aggravating factors in this case. they're interesting that she decided to deviate from the prescribed minimum sentence. ,ou will recall that earlier she sentenced him to five years imprisonment and today, she is moving it to sixers. the original charges against him , she found him guilty of , sentencingicide him to five years, that was taken on appeals by the state prosecutor and appeals court found him guilty of murder and

sentenced -- sent him back for resentencing. it is highly unlikely that he serve six years behind bars, he will be eligible for parole. >> you mentioned me to getting factors. what are the legal grounds on which the judge decided that six years was the appropriate jail term? >> she took into account the fact his disability, his mental -- a psychologist came to court to testify saying he suffered from ptsd and anxiety. she weighed the midi getting factors and the aggravated -- mitigating

factors and the aggravated circumstances. once again, the judge clearly has sentenced oscar pistorius and found the mitigating factors outweigh the aggravating circumstances. he had apologized to reeva steenkamp's family and try to he thenh them -- apologized again and they had just recently publicly said they had accepted his apology. >> football superstar lionel messi has just been sentenced to 21 months in jail. a spanish court found him and his father guilty of tax fraud. let's get the details with sarah morris in spain. can you give us more on what the ruling was and remind us what

messi has done? >> the court has sentenced lionel messi to three counts of tax fraud come up or miss paying his taxes and withholding taxes between the years 2007 and 2009. his father was also sentenced to 20 months in jail. under the terms of spanish sentencing, because the sentences are under two years, it is unlikely that lionel messi and his father will serve jail time because they will be allowed to serve that on probation. what the prosecution claimed was lionel messi had been able to take his image rights from various advertising companies -- channeledhem

them outside spain to avoid taxes. he said his father took care of all his financial affairs and his father said he left it all up the lawyers. the court doesn't seem to have and sentenced them today. >> if anyone needs reminding that lionel messi is no ordinary , he is a business man football superstar, he plays for barcelona come he channels the football passion of many of in spain and around the world. how is this likely to go down in spain? >> a huge blow for lionel messi 's reputation. he was seen as a very humble footballer, a very clean footballer. and he isom argentina

a hormone condition that stopped him growing as a young boy. many kids have seen how he's been brought on in barcelona and with somebodyed regardless of whether he goes to jail or not, this will be a black spot on that flawless reputation. there are many barcelona fans who don't believe it. he stuck to the football and that the financial affairs of to his father and the accountants. >> we will see how it plays out over the next few hours. ends whether lionel messi up appealing the verdict. stephen carroll has joined us on set.

the markets back in turmoil today come the latest fallout from the brexit vote. sterling has once again weekend. -- weakened. .> the lowest level in 31 years the pound hitting a low of under $1.28. the last time sterling was at that level against the u.s. currency was in june of 1985 fo. it has been fairly stable since then, but turning again into negative territory in the past couple of hours. it has moved off that low point against the dollar, still down around .5% today. ae latest slump provoked by growing crisis in the commercial the fallingtor --

sterling affecting stock markets there as well. in london, the firms controlling those properties all trading down, banks back in the red today over the fears of bad debt and italian lenders. we've been warned of more turmoil to come. sterling dropping even further, $1.20. clarity,we see more which we are not likely to see until the prime minister is elected in september, it is fairly likely the british pound continues to suffer. andt moves on any headlines risk remains on the downside until further notice. written's business minister has been trying to come fears about the british economy. -- britain's business minister. he told the financial times

that cutting the deficit was no longer a priority. it could rise to 5%. the minister laid out his own five-point plan for the economy. the creation of a 100 billion pound growing britain fund to help stimulate the economy. >> one country hoping to benefit from all these changes is australia. >> the weaker pound should in theory be bad for countries that sell goods to the u.k., but australia's hoping to benefit from the changes by becoming a more important trading partner. >> a plunging pound is creating uncertainty for exporters, even as far as away as australia. the u.k. is the biggest export market in terms of volume for australian wine. while a lower pound could hurt the winemakers business, he sees the trading relationship between the two countries strengthened.

>> if we negotiate well directly with britain, particularly keeping in still connection with the eu, i feel it will be a positive for the australian wine industry. makingaker pound is also australia more attractive for british jobseekers. one online site witnessed a nearly 200% surge in the number of u.k. residents looking to relocate. believe britain will need australia to help it access asian markets. >> we are in the region, we have ties to the region, australia has strong trade ties. means --that trade needs financing and services . changes to immigration rules

could benefit australians looking to move to the u.k. many are hoping historical ties will give them a political advantage. toac milan has been sold chinese investors. chinesean unnamed consortium will pay 400 million euro over the next two years for ac milan. the details of this deal are still being finalized. the new 50 euro banknote looks like. this is the latest of the .evamped banknotes it's got the new watermark featuring europa. usedis the most widely

of all euro notes. it will be available from banks in april of next year. time for the press review. let's start with the british papers. the hotly anticipated chilcott report. it has been seven years in the making, the document, the official british inquiry into the 2003 invasion of iraq. thene man particularly in former prime and esther, tony blair -- one-man particularly in , former prime

minister tony blair. blair wills say tony get acquitted here. chilcottl says if lies, itnail blair's is final proof our democracy is broken. what do iraqi's think of the report? 13 years after the invasion, iraqi's don't care about the report. the situation is beyond being fixed by this report. >> iraqi's still reeling from the recent suicide attack in is one articlee getting a lot of attention today in the new york times that points out the attack in baghdad is one of the ways of jihadist --acks in muslim nations many people in these countries

feel disappointed by the lack of media coverage. lack of outrage on social media. where is the global outrage, the outpouring that came after these same jihadist groups attack errors and brussels -- attacked paris and brussels? riraqsn't #prayfo trending? and turkey got more interest and coverage than the attack in iraq did. people have taken social media to pay tribute to the victims in iraq. we stop that is getting a lot of attention -- he is a film producer living in london. started #notjustanumber. he is trying to put a face on the men, women and children

killed in baghdad. he wants to make sure they are not just a statistic. i pulled up one example. he is tweeting about one of the -- hes, adele euro recently got engaged, he was hoping to get married, he was a self-taught performer and wanted to "live, dream and create and inspire." >> french papers have somewhat different -- focusing on the followed of the brexit c. many people wondering if the same thing could happen in france, a frexit. >> the french have a love-hate relationship with the eu. a play on words.

showing just how complicated that relationship is. >> they don't like the eu but don't want to leave it, either. >> 68% believe the eu has been making the wrong decisions in recent years, but six to 1% bestve in the long-term 61% believe in the long-term, leaving the eu would be bad for france. another french paper comes out swinging for the european union today. europe is not that bad. problems, a lot of the dream has taken a hit, we have to go back to the drawing board, but it would be a historic mistake to leave without europe, france does not weigh anything on the global scale. europe makes us stronger. it is time to start dreaming again.

>> i saw an unflattering picture of cristiano ronaldo. tell us how the press is handling tonight's first match in the euro 2016 to my finals, portugal versus wales. >> both countries are very excited about this match. sports dailies has the time has come to win. another says "take us to the final." portugal's 11 million citizens are behind the national team. >> portugal kind of known for choking in the final stretches. >> wields is a huge underdog in this competition. -- wales. wells people coming from across the world to witness this match. one guy going from australia to france. on the play next to him was another welsh man. you can see the photo there.

another article about the coach, chris coleman. he is seen as the savior of welsh football. his wife is expecting a child. maybe we'll go into labor bq

man: i'm really, really honored to introduce some people. i'm a do it real quick so that thehy can talk as long as they can. at the far side is chief caleen sisk. she's the spiritual leader and tribal chiefef of the winnem wintu trtribe, who praractice tr traditional culture and ceremonies in n their territoroy along the mccloud river watersrshed in northern californ near mount sststa. in the middle is jeanette armstrong. she is a selx--syilx, uh, okanagan, a fluent speaker of okanagan, and a traditional knowledge keeper of the okanagan nation. she currently holds the canada research chair in okanagan indigenous knowledge and philosophy at ubc okanagan. and just on a personal note, she is probably the single most influeia