Rupert murdoch spent a life time building a media empire now hes sold most of it to disney. And what 1 billion will get you we go inside the new us embassy in london, good evening and welcome to bbc news. Theresa may has arrived at a crucial brexit summit in brussels saying shes disappointed after last nights commons defeat. But she said the vote, which gives parliament a say over the final deal, would not stop her delivering brexit. Questions have been raised about whether her authority has been dented just as eu leaders prepare to move the negotiations into a second phase. Lets go live to brussels from christian fraser. Welcome to brussels, the dinner is underway. Theresa may will get the first opportunity to address the agreement they secured last friday. The following theresa may is a bit ofa the following theresa may is a bit of a roller coaster ride. After the highs of friday, the lows of today after last nights defeat and whether she can truly deliver brexit. Laura kuenssberg ha
False imprisonment. Scientists in america say theyre a step closer to one of the holy grails of medicine a universal blood test for cancer. The new zealand Prime Minister says shes not the first woman to multi task after announcing that she is pregnant. Coming up on afternoon live all the sport. England on top down under. 7 certainly yes, kyle edmund is into the last 16. There has been another win for englands cricketers. Thank you olly. Sarah has the weather, how is it looking . We have web triweather at the moment. Things will turn milder through the weekend, but an amber warning out for the met office for disruptive weather in scotland in particular, i will have all the details throughout the afternoon. Also coming up a bridge too far for borisjohnson perhaps number ten knocks down the foreign secretarys idea for a fixed link between the uk and france. Intry w et er at the moment. Things will turn milder through the weekend, but an amber warning out for the met office for disruptive
Hundreds of thousands of people have been on the streets of barcelona in a huge show of support for the unity of spain and against plans for the independence of catalonia. Spains worst political crisis for decades was sparked a week ago by a referendum on independence for the wealthy North Eastern region. Spains Prime Minister has warned of drastic action if that happens. Our europe editor katya adler reports from barcelona. Chant viva catalonia viva espana catalans who oppose independence from spain call themselves the silent majority. Today they made a lot of noise. We want to stay together. We dont want to break this country. I am catalan. I am spanish. And today im here because im very proud. And i dont want that catalonia go out of spain. Everyone we spoke to here was catalan but people came from all over spain in the name of spanish unity. This crowd is emotional, excitable and passionate because this is all about identity, their identity. Whether catalonia remains in or outside
Injustice has resurfaced. The us Vice President , mike pence has walked out of a game in indiana because some of the players knelt. President trump tweeted tonight to say hes proud of him. Andrew plant has the latest. It is called taking a knee sports stars refusing to stand during the National Anthem. Among the fans at this nfl game, Vice President mike pence, who walked out of the stadium straight to the airport, and on board a plane home. The Vice President tweeted he left the game because he would not dignify an event, he said, that disrespects our soldiers, our flag or our National Anthem. President trump also tweeted that he had asked his Vice President to leave the game if any players kneeled. It is a protest against racial injustice, started weeks ago in the nfl, but taken up by athletes elsewhere. Last month a Basketball Team missed out on a white house dinner after players criticised President Trump. Commentator lightning forward, jt brown, with a fist in the air. Gestures of