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World markets dive as Trump sparks trade, North Korea worries

Global stocks sank Wednesday after US President Donald Trump said he was not satisfied with talks that are aimed at averting a trade war with China. Equities were also dented by poor eurozone economic data, and as Trump cast doubt on a planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. “Trump (is) continuing to drive uncertainty over global trade,” said analyst Joshua Mahony at trading firm IG. “European markets are following their Asian counterparts lower, as a pessimistic tone from Trump is compounded by downbeat economic data,” he added. Markets had surged Monday after US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He said they had agreed to pull back from imposing threatened tariffs on billions of dollars of goods, and continue talks on a variety of trade issues. However, Trump has declared that he was “not satisfied” with the status of the talks, fuelling worries that the world’s top two economies could still slug out an economically pain...
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A woman has claimed she was sexually harassed by Chris Evans .

A woman has claimed she was sexually harassed by Chris Evans during his time working for Channel 4 in the 90s. A former colleague of the star claims that during the time he worked on The Big Breakfast, he displayed inappropriate behaviour towards her, in that she alleges he ‘flash his genitals’ and ‘sometimes touch himself’ during the two years they worked together, even claiming he once grabbed her breasts. In an email to the BBC Director-General Lord Hall calling for an investigation, seen by The Sun, she reportedly wrote: ‘Often, he would walk in naked following his morning ritual of taking a bath… and sometimes touch himself. ‘On one occasion, he grabbed my breasts.’ Chris Evans denies the claims (Picture: Neil Mockford/GC Images) The Radio 2 star has strongly denied the claims, and said he was a victim of a witch-hunt.   MP Andrew Bridgen said he was ‘appalled’ that the BBC had tried to ‘sweep these very serious allegations under the carpet’. He added: ‘Michael Fallon has just resigned from the government over allegations he put his hand on a woman’s knee 15 years ago. MORE: CHRIS EVANS BBC under fire after 'refusing' to investigate Chris Evans sexual harassment claims Radio 1’s 50th anniversary: the station’s 10 most controversial moments The Big Breakfast 25th anniversary: the show’s greatest moments ‘Therefore when and where Chris Evans is alleged to have exposed himself to this woman is utterly irrelevant. ‘Post-Jimmy Savile, the BBC should be whiter than white. I know I’m not alone in wondering if Chris Evans is a fit and proper person to work at the BBC.’ The BBC’s director of quality responded to the email stating that the police had investigated at the time and concluded ‘insufficient evidence’, which was partly why the BBC chose not to take the matter forward. They also said that the incident took place before Evans worked for the BBC. Reps have been contacted for comment.


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