Billion in shares. Disneys already the worlds Top Entertainment company this move gives it an even bigger arsenal of movies and shows as it battles the rise of Online Streaming Services like netflix and amazon. It also marks the end of half a century of empire building by 86 year old Rupert Murdoch as our media editor amol rajan reports. 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. But now, fox has become a division of disney. In a phone conference today, Rupert Murdoch explained his strategy. I know a lot of people will be asking why the murdochs came to such a momentous decision. Are we retreating . Absolutely not. We are pivoting at a
To the bbc news at one. Eu leaders meeting in brussels have agreed that the brexit talks can the Prime Minister theresa may called this an important step on the road to a smooth and orderly brexit. But the president of the european commission, Jean Claude Juncker, warned that the second phase will be considerably harder than the first. Damian grammaticas is in brussels this lunchtime. Yes, a significant moment, if not a surprise, that the leaders here the past hour and a half agreed that they are happy to see things move forward. Angela merkel and Emmanuel Macron just holding their final press c0 nfe re nce macron just holding their final press conference here at the summit, but they and the other leaders arrived early this morning, to try to decide whether they were happy with the progress made so far. Ona big on a big day for the eu, a barrage of questions. Last night these leaders had given theresa may a round of applause. Not very enthusiastically, but it was well deserved. Angela
Were talking about this morning use the hashtag victoria live, and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today eu leaders are expected to formally agree to start the next phase of brexit negotiations later. Talks on a transition deal could begin as early as next week. At a dinner in brussels last night, theresa may was applauded by her fellow leaders after stressing her desire for a smooth departure. Christian fraser is in brussels for us. Christian, what can we expect today . First, the thing to say is, we have all been surprised by the sort of reaction to theresa may after the defeat in the commons on wednesday night. There has been another round of goodwill, the leaders putting their arm around theresa may and seeing her as the person they want to deal with. That was reflected with the round of applause in the room last night as she set out what she wants from the future relationship. Apparently there was also a drink between emmanuel macron, a
Disaster. The families look for a nswe is. Grenfell tower disaster. Labour urges mps to back an amendment to the queens speech calling on the government to recruit more Police Officers and firefighters and to end the Public Sector pay cap. No more needles a flu jab using a sticking plaster passes safety tests in its first Human Trial Experts say it could revolutionise how injections are given. A world wide cyber attack continues to wreak havoc for a second day frances biggest bank is its latest victim. Two weeks on from the Grenfell Tower fire more calls for answers today the Housing Minister was confronted by survivors over accommodation. The families of those who died At Hillsborough will find out later this morning whether anyone will Face Criminal Charges. An inquest ruled last year that the 96 liverpool fans who died at the stadium in sheffield in 1989 were unlawfully killed. We are expecting announcement at half past 11. An inquestjudy last year said the funds had been unlawfully
Some of our biggest cities and its busiest right here in birmingham. So what does the state of the Construction Industry tell us about the economy . Ill be finding out. In sport, its the tie they wanted. The lowest ranked side left in the fa cup Sutton United will host the 12 time winners arsenal in the last 16. Tastes like burnt rubber and carol has the weather. A cloudy and wet start to the day with rain or drizzle. Brightening up later in Northern Ireland but for the rest of us what you start with is more or less what youre going to end up with during the day. More in about 13 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. Donald trump has sacked the United States top Legal Advisor after she told Government Lawyers not to enforce his travel ban. Sally yates was the latest critic to speak out against his decision to stop refugees and citizens of seven mainly muslim countries from coming to the United States. Meanwhile, barack 0bama has made an unprecedented intervention in the immigra