let's chew over all of that would undo andrew walker. —— with andrew walker.be that the currency reflects how investors are viewing brexit. absolutely. the pound has very much be in the indicator of what investors think is the probability of outcomes in the whole brexit process. in the past month or so, it has been a false ability of a new deal brexit. the decision to prorogue parliament was seen as increasing the possibility, because it reduces the amount of time that parliament has to prevent no deal. we did see a significant, although not a massive fall in the value of the pound. perhaps markets are taking a bit of comfort from news today that the prime minister is intending to increase the intensity of the negotiations. i think he does genuinely want to have a deal, although he is prepared to live without one. the fact he is putting more effort into that may also have the benefit for him, i suppose, of discouraging conservatives who want to avoid no—dealfrom conservatives who want to avoid no—deal from joining forces with the opposition. perhaps they might

andrew walker will be with us for that. you're with business live from bbc news.? well, today, the independent newspaper has revealed the best and worst connected cities outside london. birmingham came out as the best city for rail links. so we sent ben thompson to liverpool, which is towards the bottom of the list. good morning and welcome to liverpool, one of the worst connected cities, as far as train travel is concerned, according to a new report. it has been looking at how different cities are connected to the rail network and there are some surprises in there. the ones that do well, edinburgh, manchester and birmingham top of the list but down the bottom, places like cardiff, leicester and here will stop the list was put together by a familiarface, simon stop the list was put together by a familiar face, simon calder, stop the list was put together by a familiarface, simon calder, the travel editor of the independent newspaper whojoins me travel editor of the independent newspaper who joins me now. travel editor of the independent newspaper whojoins me now.

brexit a little more likely, but these jitters are nothing new — as our economics correspondent andrew walkerver since the referendum there has been a pattern in the financial markets and it was repeated after boris johnson's plan markets and it was repeated after borisjohnson‘s plan was announced. a brexit related development seen as likely to impede trade between the uk and the eu is also seeing as bad for economic growth. the prime minister's proposal perhaps makes a no deal proposal more likely because parliament would have less time to block it. but in turn could mean british exporters would face worse access to what is their largest market overseas, and that is seen in the financial markets as being bad for economic growth. as has happened on many previous occasions in similar circumstances, stirling fell. on the london stock market, many of the largest companies, however, had lots of their earnings in foreign currency, so a weaker pound actually boost their value. the 100 share index rose. the next largest 250 companies, however, are much more exposed to the british economy, and their

walker. our headlines today: "the most selfless person you will ever meet" — the widow of police officer andrew. the prime minister tells the eu that the irish border backstop plan must be scrapped. the cost of a no—deal brexit on the country's farms. leaving the eu without an agreement could mean £850 million a year in lost profits. i'll be speaking to farmers about the challenges and opportunities created by brexit. sir eltonjohn steps in to defend the duke and duchess of sussex‘s use of private jets for holidays.

kemba walker, 23 points led the way. former warrior andrew down for his native australia team. jayson tatum, corner three, 11 points for him. usa to steal, get it out to former cal bear jaylen brown, the alley-oop. he had 11 as well. u.s. wins 111-86. steph curry getting ready for another season playing with youngsters. can you imagine being in an open gym with steph curry on the floor? those kids, and of course steph goes splash. he's calling out defense. i got ball. who's got man? how fun is that? steph playing open gym with those youngsters. >> they will never forget that experience with steph. >> definitely. thank you, chris. >> all right, join us tonight for abc7 news at 11:00 from packed bart trains to crumbling bay area roads. the new plan to ease the strain comes with a huge price tag. >> unexpected wildlife spotted in san francisco. check them out. what these goats were doing in a muni bus yard. >> they're eating that's for sure. coming up tonight on abc7 at 8:00, two hours of steph curry's "holey moley" followed by reef break. then

walker. our headlines today: "the most selfless person you will ever meet" — the widow of police officer andrewarper pays moving tribute to her husband, as a man is charged with his murder. the prime minister tells the eu that the irish border backstop plan must be scrapped. the cost of a no—deal brexit on the country's farms. leaving the eu without an agreement could mean £850 million a year in lost profits. i'll be speaking to farmers about the challenges and opportunities created by brexit. sir eltonjohn steps in to defend the duke and duchess of sussex's use of private jets for holidays. in sport, a missed chance for manchester united. paul pogba has his penalty saved, as united are held to a 1—1 draw by wolves in the premier league. good morning, through scotland and northern ireland today the day of sunshine and a few showers. for england and wales, a dry start then we have some showers coming into the west later. i'll have your full details in 15 minutes. it's tuesday, august 20. our top story. a man will appear in court this morning charged with the murder of pc andrew harper, who was k

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walker and steph mcgovern. our headlines today. the uk loses its measles free status, after a fall in the number of children getting their second vaccination. prince andrewve more in 15 minutes. good morning, the date is monday the 19th of august. our top story. the uk has been stripped of its measles—free status by the world health organisation after a fall in vaccination rates for the second of the two mmr jabs. the news comes as a campaign launches to increase the numbers of children who are vaccinated against measles. here‘s our health editor hugh pym. measles is a highly infectious disease which can lead to serious complications. but health leaders are concerned that vaccination rates are falling, with some blaming social media for spreading false claims about vaccine safety. in the first six months of 2019, the world health organisation reported three times as many measles cases globally is at the same stage last year. france, germany and italy have seen increased outbreaks. the who now says the uk has lost its measles—free status. the targets for both doses of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is a rate of 95%. but in england, the second vacc

walker and louise minchin. we'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast this morning: we'll hear from cricket stars andrewuk to cross the atlantic in a racing boat later. she's heading to a climate conference in new york. we'll speak to her captain just after 8am. and after 9am, we'll meet the contestants competing to design a bar at one of london's top hotels in new bbc show interior design masters. good morning. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news: the family of 15—year—old nora quoirin have said their hearts are broken after her body was discovered in the malaysian jungle yesterday. a postmortem examination is under way, with the results expected later this morning. in a statement, her family thanked everyone involved in the large—scale operation to find her. they said nora had brought people together and had truly touched the whole world. the former chancellor, philip hammond, has accused boris johnson's government of trying to wreck the chance of a new brexit deal with the eu by making demands which brussels can never accept. speaking to the times newspaper in his first comments si