Big falls on Wall Street as the week begins

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Stocks tumble on Wall Street as the week begins. The reason seems to be President Trump's desire to replace the chairman of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell.

The US Vice President JD Vance has met with India's prime minister Narendra Modi to discuss a trade deal.

And the United Nations says the cyberscam industry is expanding globally including to South America and Africa. We hear from International Justice Mission which has been campaigning to help the people forced to working at these scam centres.

21 Apr 6PM English United Kingdom Business

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