- BBC
Vincent Kearney: Claims PSNI spied on ex-BBC journalist
Vincent Kearney believes the PSNI may have tried to identify his sources for a Spotlight programme.
- The Independent
Met Office extends UK weather warning as thunderstorms batter southern England
Much of southern England could face travel delays and road closures on Thursday morning after heavy rain overnight
- Reuters
FOREX-Yen weakens, paring sharp rise after suspected intervention
The yen dropped against the dollar on Thursday, reversing direction after a sudden surge late on Wednesday that traders and analysts were quick to attribute to intervention by Japanese authorities. The dollar was already on the back foot as Fed Chair Jerome Powell confirmed the central bank's easing bias, even as he reiterated that sticky inflation meant interest rate cuts may be a while in coming. Japan's vice finance minister for international affairs, Masato Kanda, who oversees currency policy at the MOF, told Reuters he had no comment on whether Japan had intervened in the market.
