Who Fund Arts Councils in the local Area And Funding has been reduced and cut. The promise was everybody can access the arts and culture they wanted across the country. We come back to the chancellor talking about the strain on public finances and difficult decisions, we have to see how they plan to implement that and whether it will make a meaningful difference. Thank you. We will be back to you for Sir Keir Starmer s speech at tpm. Stayed with the arts. Many believe rupert Murdochs Life has been the basis of succession. A case in nevada is pitting the 90 year old against his three children over who will gain control of the company when he dies. It was held Behind Closed Doors but the decision when it comes will also be secret. Vegas is where you go to get married, they say, and reno to get divorced. Now this has become the somewhat unlikely location for settling a Family Power Struggle between the Media Mogul Rupert murdoch and his children. Are you confident of victory . Normally, w
with a large number of passengers overturned in somerset in the uk amid warnings of icy road conditions. a new documentary on tensions between indian prime minister narendra modi and india s muslim minority investigates claims about his role in the 2002 gujarat riots that left over 1,000 dead. a constitutional row develops between the uk and scottish governments after westminster announces plans to block a scottish bill designed to make it easierfor people to change their legal gender. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. we start here in the uk where, under new changes to the 0nline safety bill, social media bosses could face jail if they repeatedly fail to protect children from online harm. the prime minister rishi sunak agreed to calls for tougher punishments as part of the legislation after his own backbench mps prepared to vote against the bill. the new legislation begins its final stages in the house of commons today but lucy powell, labou
scuppered the first. these are live pictures from cape canaveral ahead of take off. we ll take you back to these pictures and our correspondent when it s time for countdown. serena williams is defeated in the third round of the us open in new york, in what is likely to be her last competative match. good afternoon. the funeral is taking place of mikhail gorbachev the last president of the soviet union, who helped bring the cold war to a peaceful end. he died on tuesday at the age of 91. russian president vladimir putin is not attending due to what he described as constraints on his schedule. our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. it was the final farewell to the man who changed the world. in the columned hall of moscow s house of unions, mikhail gorbachev lay in state, a steady stream of mourners filing past his open casket. there was a guard of honour, but the last leader of the soviet union had not been honoured with a full state funeral. a sign that today s kreml
in parts of england. at least 3,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in southern france as wildfires continue in a summer of historic drought and a series of heatwaves. a late goalfrom a late goal from tottenham rescues a draw away to chelsea. 70 charities and community organisations in the uk have written to the two conservative party candidates vying to be its next leader and the next prime minster, urging them to show compassion and leadership in dealing with the cost of living crisis. tomorrow, labour is expected to call on the government to freeze the energy price cap this autumn to help people deal with the rising cost of living. here s our political correspondent, david wallace lockhart. with energy bills expected to continue rising, 70 charities have written to the two candidates to be the next prime minister. they re calling for £1,200 of government support to help low income families make ends meet this winter. throughout history, it has been government
offer. this is the union that train drivers in the uk belong to, aslef, we are trying to get in touch for more details but they have announced they will be staging fresh strikes after the rejection of a pay offer. they will be walking out on february the 1st and the third. a first strike coincides with a walk out by 100,000 civil servants in their dispute over pay and jobs and also a strike by teachers over pay and nationwide protests against the government s strike laws. we have had a statement from nick whelan, the aslef general secretary, saying the aslef general secretary, saying the offer is not acceptable but we are willing to engage in further discussions with the train operating companies. the companies affected include avante companies. the companies affected include ava nte west coast, companies. the companies affected include avante west coast, chiltern railways, cross country, east midlands railway, great western railway, greater anglia, midlands railway, great western rail