fox corporation report murdaugh acknowledges that fox news anchors pushed election lies on air. after a weekend of blizzard conditions, california faces yet another winter storm, but does all this wet weather mean a historic job is over we will speak with a leading snow lab scientist. plus, a new assessment on the origins of the covid pandemic is only adding to the confusion. good to have you with us. we begin with astonishing testimony from the media titan behind fox news, that could have huge legal ramifications for the network. rupert murdoch has admitted under oath that some fox news anchors endorsed false claims on air about the 2020 u.s. presidential election being stolen. now these are the fox anchors spread for different president donald trump s lies about election fraud, blue dogs, maria buddy romo, janine perot, and sean hannity murdaugh made it clear that he doesn t believe that right wing top network as an entity promoted the lies, but the fox corporation chairm
were shot dead in their car. and one of the most hyped bouts in the history of boxing tommy fury wins his bout against jake paul. by bya by a split decision. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. welcome to the programme. the european commission president, ursula von der leyen, is to meet the british prime minister later today, with expectations rising that they ll finalise a new post brexit trading deal for northern ireland. if agreement is reached, rishi sunak will make a statement to the uk parliament. our political editor chris mason has more. here stands the ultimate prize in all of these negotiations. this is stormont, in belfast, the home of the northern ireland assembly. getting it and an executive here up and running again would be quite a moment. doing a deal with brussels does not guarantee that, but there are other potential prizes, improving internal uk trade and resetting relations with the european union. if we can get it over the line, we re o
a clean air zone. and one of the most hyped bouts in the history of boxing tommy fury wins his grudge match by a split decision. nearly 60 people trying to reach europe are known to have drowned, after their boat sank in rough seas off southern italy. at least 12 were children, including a baby and young twins. it s thought the boat, which left izmir in eastern turkey three days ago, was said to be overloaded with close to 150 people. vincent mcaviney has more. on saturday night, another tragedy in the mediterranean. by tragedy in the mediterranean. by dawn, this debris was all that was left of the migrant boat that broke up in rough seas just off the calabrian coast. it is thought the vessel left izmir in eastern turkey three days prior, with as many as 150 crowded aboard, but only around 80 survivors washed ashore near the town of crotone. rescue workers struggled in the conditions to rescue bodies from the waves. dozens, including a baby, are known to have drowned. the r
and a big win for the fantasy adventure film everything everywhere all at once, after a succesful night at the screen actors guild awards in hollywood. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister and the european commission are due to hold final talks on a new post brexit trade deal for northern ireland today. rishi sunak and ursula von der leyen will meet in windsor to discuss complex challenges around the exisiting deal what s called the northern ireland protocol. there will be a cabinet meeting in the afternoon, where an update on those talks will be given. if a final deal is agreed, the prime minister and ms von der leyen will hold a short joint press conference. rishi sunak would then make a statement in the house of commons. so, what is the protocol and why is it important? it was created after brexit to avoid border controls between northern ireland and the republic of ireland which is an eu member. effectively, it leaves northern ireland within th