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Six months to the day since the devastating fire at Grenfell Tower, a service of remembrance has been held at st pauls cathedral for the bereaved families and survivors. The bishop of kensington told the congregation, which included the prince of wales and other members of the royal family, that there were still many unresolved questions after the fire. Our home editor mark easton reports from st pauls. They came to st pauls to mourn those who were lost, to comfort those who still suffer, and to thank those who have worked to heal. This is the family we lost five people. On the 215t floor. On the 21st floor. So. Yeah. Thats why were here. How important is this event to you . Very important. Anything to remember them is important to us. Every strand of british cultural life was woven into a service of remembrance, community and hope. Grenfell survivors, family and friends, politicians, and royalty. The grenfell fire exposed deep social divides in modern britain. But this morning, here at the cathedral, those destined to inherit a kingdom stand beside those who have lost everything. From highness to homeless, together beneath the dome of st pauls. So, now, together, we remember and reflect. Some politicians from the area around grenfell were asked not to come today. Emotions are still too raw. Dont come and look at taking selfies. No, no, no, no. This is not respectful. We want people to know whats happened. Using voices from the time, the lingering agony of the Grenfell Community was dropped into the calm of the cathedral. You need to feel what we felt. Theyve let us down, this borough. Its let us down, honest to god. Theres so many questions, and no answers. Today, we ask why warnings were not heeded, why a community was left feeling neglected, unca red for, not listened to. In a service rich with imagery, a commitment was made to turn grenfell from a symbol of sorrow to a symbol of the time we learned to listen and to love. Schoolchildren scattered green hearts at the feet of faith leaders. Six months after that fateful day, the powerful were once again forced to look directly into the eyes of those whose trust was betrayed. Its like yesterday. The pains deep, and. We shall not forget. For three centuries and more, st pauls has marked the highs and the lows of the capital. Today, to that list was added grenfell a tragedy that awoke london to the injustice hidden in plain sight. Mark easton, bbc news, st pauls cathedral. The Prime Minister has been attending an eu summit, where she hopes fellow leaders will give permission for the brexit negotiations to move on to the next phase. Mrs may insisted the Brexit Process was still on course, despite her defeat in a parliamentary vote last night. From brussels, our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg reports. Herjob tonight to get 27 countries of all political colours on side, a day afterfailing to line up everyone in her own party. Will theresa may bend to her rebels will . Im disappointed with the amendment, but actually, the eu withdrawal bill is making Good Progress through the house of commons, and we are on course to deliver on brexit. And remember, last week, president juncker said that significant progress had been made to move on to phase two of our negotiation. Do you accept that, as Prime Minister, you are going to have to make more compromises, notjust with the opposition parties, but with your own side . Well, just look at the passage of the eu withdrawal bill so far. As i say, it has been making Good Progress through the house of commons. Weve actually had 36 votes on the eu withdrawal bill, and weve won 35 of those votes. Will you compromise more . We have won 35 out of our 36 votes on the eu withdrawal bill. Good morning. Give and take at home . Not quite. But abroad, where she has had to compromise, her cheery counterparts sent a mixture of sympathy and demand. This makes it even shorter for theresa mays government to make proposals, because if, after it, she needs to get an agreement in london, that doesnt help a lot. I have absolute faith and confidence in her, that she speaks for the government of the uk. And that as long as that is the case, as long as she is Prime Minister, we will deal with her, and treat her as though she had an overall majority. Shes holding her cards close to her heart at the moment, which i understand, on the next phase. And this is probably a wise negotiating tactic. Its now for the uk to make up its mind, and then together, to collectively to see where we can get to. The closest friends may be not quite convinced. Weve made progress with great britain, said the german leader, but some questions are still open. Where brexit is being brokered, mays promises of strong and stable seem long ago, some tories furious their colleagues sent the Prime Minister to her seat after defeat. But, for the rebels and their newfound friends in the opposition, listening would add authority. Shes caused this problem for herself. Actually, what she should now do is embrace what happened last night and say, yes, i will involve parliament, and then it would be obvious in the negotiations that i have the support of parliament in what i am doing. Barring last minute disaster, the rest of the eu is to agree that britain can move onto the next phase of our long goodbye. But theresa may will enter that knowing that the other countries provide 27 items on her list of problems, but parliament is perhaps the 28th, and the trickiest of all. Remember, tomorrows expected agreement is only a promise to move on to talks about the long term relationship. At home, and here, there is still an awful lot to be worked out. In one of the biggest media deals in history, disney is to buy 21st century fox from Rupert Murdoch for £39 billion. Mr murdoch will keep control of the Fox News Channel in the us and the times and Sun Newspapers in britain. Our media editor amol rajan has the story. When Rupert Murdoch bought the news of the world in 1968, he was an outsider. But this canny australian with news in his veins made his way to the heart of the establishment in both britain and america, wielding extraordinary influence. From his base in tabloid newspapers, he moved aggressively into film and television, owning studios and networks that entertained hundreds of millions of people. Well, ill always have my crank calls. But now, in a move foreseen in the simpsons, another murdoch product, fox has become a division of disney. For murdoch, this is a chance to get back to what he knows best. I think this is returning to our roots, which is news and sports, which we and thats the changing way people watch television these days. Andrew neil was at murdochs side as an editor and executive for years. For him, this is the end of a dynasty. Hes been trying to do that for 35, a0 years. I used to sit with him in restaurants in london in the mid 1980s, and he talked about a murdoch dynasty, about putting his children into key positions, letting them fight for the top position, and whoever wins would take over, and the murdoch name would go on for ever. And here, at a stroke, hes unbundling the empire, and the dynastic ambitions are gone. But what does this mean for british viewers . The implications for british broadcasting are enormous, and largely unrealised by the people who run british broadcasting. If an 80 billion company like fox is not big enough to survive in the new age of digital disru pters like netflix, then what chance channel 4, channel five, even itv, even the bbc itself . The deal still needs regulatory approval, but if it goes through, it will create a new media superpower. Mr murdoch is selling his world famous film studio, 21st century fox, International Tv businesses, like sky in europe and star in india. Cable networks such as fx and national geographic, and perhaps most strikingly, a stake in hulu, a streaming service with access to millions of customers, which could rival netflix. And that is the key for disney. Streaming has changed broadcasting for ever, allowing you at home to watch a seemingly infinite number of shows how you want, where you want, and when you want. On demand Services Like hulu, in which disney will now have a controlling stake, cut out the middleman of Domestic Television stations, broadcasting directly into millions of homes. The Fox International footprint has some extremely High End Technology to deliver all this content to consumers in more modern ways. Sky in europe is a good example of that, star india another one. And so, to the consumer, not only will they be getting more great content, high quality content, but theyll be getting it in ways that they demand. There are still many Unanswered Questions about this deal. But sky news and sky sports look set to continue, while fox says that its own bid for full control of sky, still with regulators, remains in place. Even with this acquisition, disney is playing catch up with tech giants like facebook, amazon and apple, who, if they arent there already, are coming to a small screen near you. Four children have died after a train crashed into a school bus at a level crossing in southern france. Frances Prime Minister said 20 others were injured, ii critically, in the accident, which happened near the city of perpignan. The bus was carrying students from the local secondary school, aged between 11 and 15, when it was struck. Images from the scene show how the bus was destroyed by the force of the crash. For the first time, the Scottish Government has used its new tax raising powers to propose changes to rates of income tax in scotland. Low earners would pay less tax than they would in the rest of the uk, but higher earners would pay more. Our scotland editor sarah smith has more. An early Christmas Present was delivered to many scottish taxpayers today, as more than two thirds will pay less income tax next year. All of these msps posing in their festive jumpers, though, will have to pay higher taxes. The Scottish Government will increase nhs spending, and give Public Sector workers a 3 pay rise. It overturns the tory cuts to our block grant. It delivers an additional £400 million to the health service, without damaging other vital services. It protects the vast majority of taxpayers. It is a budget for fairness and a budget for growth. A new starter rate of i9 means those earning less than £24,000 will be £20 a year better off than taxpayers in the rest of the uk. A new intermediate rate of 21 means somebody earning £33,000 will be £70 worse off. Increasing the higher rate to 41 means anybody earning £60,000 will be £755 worse off. Putting the additional rate up to 46 will see those earning over £150,000 paying £1,774 more than those outside scotland. Raising an extra £164 million for the Scottish Government. The new scottish tax rates create winners and losers. As a Public Sector worker, john will get a tax cut, and a pay rise. We definitely do need to address the crisis in Public Sector pay. Wages in the Civil Service have gone down by about 20 , in terms of buying power. Business owner sharon wants to know that higher taxes will be spent wisely. I think if were confident, and trust that it was being used for the purposes that the public want we need more money, but theres so many needs it needs to go to, and im not confident its going to the right needs. A lawyer, alan is one who will now be paying more. Are you personally happy to be paying higher tax rates . Yes, iam. I think that its entirely reasonable that i pay higher rates. Its a question of how much of a reasonable balance for it. But yes, i would certainly pay more tax. While some people will pay much more, the tax cut for lower earners is worth just £20 a year. Behind all the smoke and mirrors half of scotlands workers are paying more than they would do in the rest of uk, and weve had all of scotlands business organisations coming out saying raising taxes would damage scotlands economy, would damage our growth. Figures released today show the scottish economy is forecast to grow more slowly than the rest of the uk, but public spending in scotland will be significantly higher. Sarah smith, bbc news, edinburgh. That is a summary of the news. Newsday is coming up at midnight. Now on bbc news, it is time for newsnight. As we seek each others help and resolve, to build on our hopes for the future in which the tragedy that struck Grenfell Tower will never happen again. Tonight, an Emotional Service at st pauls to remember grenfell six months on. Well speak to one of those who escaped the blaze that night

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