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Pound to Dollar X-Rate Crashes Monday, GBP/USD @ 1.20 Now Forecast as UK Seen Entering Recession

The UK economy is headed for recession say a number of analysts, something that will ensure the headline GBP to USD exchange rate remains under pressure for some time. "we expect cable to fall into the mid-1.2000’s in the second half of this year" - Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi. "We would, however note that sharp sell-offs in GBP have historically proved short-lived." - Bank of America Merrill Lynch. 1.20 is worst-case scenario say CIBC Markets 1.30 appears to be first major level of support Published By - poundsterlinglive.com- Updated Monday, 27 June 2016 13:21

Taylor Swift photographed kissing Tom Hiddleston

The pop princess of the music industry and the baddest man in the Marvel universe are apparently pretty cozy. Taylor Swift, 26, and Tom Hiddleston, 35, who is best known for his role as Marvel villain Loki, were photographed kissing, holding hands, and walking on a beach with one another. The scoop came courtesy of The Sun, a popular tabloid paper in Britain. The photos surfaced just two weeks after Swift and her long-time boyfriend, Calvin Harris called it quits. The Sun published photos of the pair on its web site around 5 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday. The cover of its Thursday print edition heralds it as a "WORLD EXCLUSIVE." It also came with the pretty clever headline, "TINKER TAYLOR SNOG A SPY," a play on the miniseries and 2011 film, "Tinker Tailor Solider Spy." The paper said the photos were taken on a beach in Westerly, Rhode Island, on Tuesday afternoon. Continue reading.... Published By - cnn.com- Updated 1555 GMT (2355 HKT) June 16, 2016

Wales vs England, Match 16: Gareth Bale plays star role in battle of Britain (European Championship)

Thursday as the all-British clash between England and Wales and the old rivals Germany and Poland at Euro 2016 day high tension. Fears of a repeat of violence that marred England's 1-1 draw against Russia in Marseille last weekend saw action against participants of the alcohol sales with 50,000 fans are expected to descend on the northern French town of Lens. On the pitch, all eyes are on whether superstar Gareth Bale can live up to his claim that Wales have (more passion) and that no English player could even get in Chris Coleman's side. Bale shone as Wales won their first ever match in the finals of the European Championship 2-1 over Slovakia with Real Madrid ACE střílejícího home a trademark free kick. Slovakia's 2-1 win against Russia on Wednesday means Wales can guarantee first place in Group B and put England on the brink of elimination with a victory. England boss Roy Hodgson was ready to fend off the Bale's comments when called before the world ' richest pla...

As opposed to getting to be history, Kyrie and LeBron unleash noteworthy exertion

OAKLAND, Calif - On the grounds of the Old School, they will go out mimeographed duplicates of the container score from Game 5 of the 2016 NBA Finals and point to this as a minute that the reliable ways won, that inside beat outside and that the star framework stayed in place. The Golden State Warriors spent the greater part of the previous two years subverting those enduring NBA truths, sprinkling in 3-pointers and sending LeBron James to a great many defeats on numerous evenings when he was the best player on the court. Not in Game 5. Not when James controlled the floor with 41 focuses, 16 bounce back, seven helps, three takes and three blocked shots - owning or sharing the diversion high sums in each of those classes. What's more, not when Kyrie Irving was the following best player - more important in the final quarter, really - with 41 purposes of his own. James called Irving's amusement "likely one of the best exhibitions I've ever seen live." LeBron's vi...

Hillary Clinton secures Democratic presidential selection, by AP check

A 'burst of a minute ago backing from superdelegates' seems to put Clinton over the edge to wind up the primary female presidential candidate of a noteworthy gathering Hillary Clinton has crossed the limit of 2,383 representatives expected to secure the Democratic presidential assignment, turning into the primary lady in American history to be the presidential chosen one of a noteworthy gathering, the Associated Press reported late Monday. The accomplishment, from an "a burst of a minute ago backing from superdelegates", as per the AP, was instantly challenged by the opponent battle of Bernie Sanders, which contended that Clinton had not achieved the essential focus through promised appoints alone. Sanders representative Michael Briggs named the report "a race to judgment" that "tallies superdelegates that the Democratic National Committee itself says ought not be checked on the grounds that they haven't voted". Addressing MSNBC's Rachel Ma...

Hillary Clinton's lack of empathy has her limping to the finish line | TheNews Linzer

As the California primary looms, building a rapport with voters – an emotional connection with working Americans – must be Clinton’s biggest priority This is a time of high anxiety for supporters of Hillary Clinton. The polls show a tightening race between Clinton and a Republican nominee who, among other things, wants to date his own daughter, deport 11 million US residents, and start a trade war with China. Other polls show a close contest in the final Democratic primary in California, between Clinton and a challenger who, among other things, wants to raise taxes on everyone and is proud to call himself a socialist. Since the only common factor in these two sets of troubling polls is Hillary Clinton, there must be a connection. Right? Wrong. Let’s start with the Democratic race against Bernie Sanders, who shows no sign of throwing in the towel in this nomination battle. The most recent polling last week, by the Public Policy Institute of California, shows that Clinton is leading Sand...

Donald Trump has Bill Clinton's past in his sights – how should Hillary respond? | TheNews Linzer

When the Republican presumptive nominee dredges up historical sexual allegations against the former president, is it better to rise above or hit back? At the recent premiere of HBO’s drama All the Way at the National Archives in Washington, there was a moment that prompted murmurs of recognition from an audience including senators, political correspondents and Lyndon Johnson’s granddaughter. It came when Bryan Cranston’s Johnson, alarmed by his Republican rival’s populist tactics, snarls: “Goldwater wants to get down into the mud? By God, I can do that.” It was always a question of when, not if, Donald Trump would get his hands dirty in the 2016 presidential contest against Hillary Clinton. That time is now. In recent days the Republican presumptive nominee, seeking to deflect attention from his own chauvinism, has unleashed an attack ad that raises allegations of sexual harassment or assault by Bill Clinton. In a TV interview he used the word “rape”. He has also revived conspiracy t...