google says it's considering an appeal. 0ur media editor amol rajan reports.f the universe. google's products have changed our lives forever but, today, the company was brought down to earth in the brussels headquarters of the european commission. after a seven—year investigation into google's business practices, commissioner margrethe vestager delivered a brutal verdict. google has abused its market dominance as a search engine by giving illegal advantages to another google product, its shopping comparison service. if you search google for something that you want to buy — say, for instance, my new cricket bat — several ads appear here at the top of the screen. these are clearly marked ‘sponsored' and are part of a service called google shopping. each time i click on one of the ads, the american tech giant earns some money. but today, the european commission ruled that this prime real estate gives google an unfair advantage. kelkoo is one of the companies that brought the case. it says google needs to be reined in. it said, right, i'm going to take over this m

amol rajan has the story. they're the new masters of the universe.lives forever but, today, the company was brought down to earth in the brussels headquarters of the european commission. after a seven—year investigation into google's business practices, commissioner margrethe vestager delivered a brutal verdict. google has abused its market dominance as a search engine by giving illegal advantages to another google product, its shopping comparison service. if you search google for something that you want to buy — say, for instance, my new cricket bat — several ads appear here at the top of the screen. these are clearly marked ‘sponsored' and are part of a service called google shopping. each time i click on one of the ads, the american tech giant earns some money. but today, the european commission ruled that this prime real estate gives google an unfair advantage. kelkoo is one of the companies that brought the case. it says google needs to be reined in. it said, right, i'm going to take over this marketplace and i'm going to demote you all and put

amol rajan, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news.cond world war is back in the skies, but this time in a classic british fighter plane. members of the of the neo—nazi resistance movement stormed the world trade center armed with pistols and shotguns. we believe that, according to international law, that we have a rightful claim on certain parts of this country as ourland. i take pride in the words "ich bin ein berliner." cheering and applause chapman, prison—pale and slightly chubby, said not a single word in open court. it was left to his lawyer to explain his decision to plead guilty to murdering john lennon. he believes that onjune 8th, god told him to plead guilty, and that was the end of it. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie which, for 29 years, has stood on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: computer systems around the

amol rajan, bbc news.been told they can switch off life support for a terminally baby after his parents lost their final legal battle. ten—month—old charlie gard suffers from a rare genetic condition and has brain damage. his family wanted to take him to america for experimental treatment, butjudges at the european court of human rights refused to overturn the decision of courts in the uk. 0ur medical correspondent, fergus walsh, reports. these touching images of connie yates and chris gard with their son charlie were taken on the roof of great 0rmond street hospital, a family picnic organised by nurses. a brief respite from the months they have spent in intensive care. charlie is terminally ill with a progressive disorder that weakens his muscles, he cannot move, he cannot group just breathe unaided and cannot swallow and has serious brain damage. for months, his doctors have argued he should be allowed to die. his parents wanted to ta ke allowed to die. his parents wanted to take him to the united states

amol rajan, bbc news.on independence by the spring of 2019. she said she had reconsidered the issue after the snp lost almost a third of its seats in the recent general election. she now says any decision on another vote will be delayed until after the uk has left the european union. we will not seek to introduce the legislation for an independence referendum immediately. instead we will in good faith redouble our effo rts will in good faith redouble our efforts and put our shoulder to the wheel in seeking to influence the brexit talks in a way that protects scottish interests. the chinese artist ai weiwei is a well known champion of human rights, views that led to his own detention in china in 2011. this week he's in washington, promoting one of his most significant works, lego brick portraits of people he calls freedom fighters. you can see his work at the hirshhorn gallery, and that's where jane 0'brien caught up with him. ai weiwei came up with the idea for trace, a sprawling portrait project, when he

calls for the latest deal to be blocked by the uk regulator, ofcom, something our media editor amol rajanr murdoch about when he caught up with him in new york last month. from the bbc, are you worried about ofcom 7 from the bbc, are you worried about ofcom? no. are you worried about ofcom 7 ofcom? no. are you worried about ofcom? do you have any concerns about what ofcom might say about what is happening at fox? none whatsoever? fox news is getting record ratings, so i am not worried at all. and you don't think ofcom will consider what is happening at fox n ews 7 will consider what is happening at fox news? there is nothing happening at fox news. nothing, 0k7 samantha tomaszczyk covers mergers and acquisitions at dealreporter. is he going to get it, do you think? what is the feeling about this particular deal7 what is the feeling about this particular deal? i think it is first important to point out that because of the opacity of the process it has been difficult to gauge. it be read both ways, the question of media put plurality. it will be interesting to read the report and you brought

amol rajan, our media editor. first, our headlines on bbc news. not shut it down. ba rclays bank and after brexit, but not shut it down. barclays bank and four of its former senior executives are charged with fraud relating to the bank's fund—raising during the 2008 financial crisis. gerrard coyne who stood against len mccluskey gerrard coyne who stood against len m cclus key to gerrard coyne who stood against len mccluskey to be leader of unite says he has been sacked by the union. i'm rachel horne. four former bosses of barclays have been charged over allegations of fraud after the bank raised billions from qatar at the height of the financial crisis. the serious fraud office is investigating payments the bank made to qatar and a loan facility it offered the country. failure to agree a good deal with europe could permanently damage britain's car making industry. that's the warning from its industry body the smmt. it says carmakers would face a "cliff—edge" and be hit with new tariffs, charges and delays. thousands of tesco customers have had hom

amol rajan there speaking to me earlier on.ines on bbc news: the chancellor, philip hammond, says he is confident the uk can reach a deal with the eu which puts jobs and prosperity first and insists immigration will be managed, not shut down, after brexit. barclays bank and four of its former senior executives are charged with fraud relating to the bank's fund—raising during the 2008 financial crisis. a review into the murder of a toddler in fife says there were "missed opportunities" which could potentially have prevented his abuse. hello. i'm rachel horne. now a look at how the markets in europe have ended the trading session. markets in europe started the day up, but were pulled down by falling commodity prices. brent crude is at a seven month low due to increased supply from nigeria, libya and the us and that has affected petroleum companies including bp and shell and that is one of the main reasons why the markets are down this afternoon. brexit negotiations have begun and the smmt, the society of motor manufacturers and t

—— amol rajan. what are the reports, first of all? -- amol rajan.one hacking scandal, and karen bradley referred it to the regulator. they looked at three different aspects of this entire deal, the first is whether or not it would be a problem for media plurality, would rupert murdoch end up plurality, would rupert murdoch end up owning too much of it? the second is the commitment to broadcasting standards, editorial values. the third was whether they are fit and proper. these three criteria have been looked at by ofcom, they have submitted a report to the government, and karen bradley now has nine days to decide whether to approve this deal or whether or not to say it needs further regulatory thinking. what is your sense of the political climate around this? do you sense that opposition has increased or decreased? the election result was what rupert murdoch's newspapers were hoping for, although they wanted her to have a majority, rather than a hung parliament, and the sun and the times were very keen on that result. if we had a labour government,

amol rajan looks at the criticisms facing social media companies.tremist propaganda on the internet. 0nline magazines and videos with high production values that glamorise the struggle to establish the caliphate are shared widely on social media and through messaging apps. the spotlight now is on the technology platforms that host such material. despite public concern, google, facebook and twitter declined an interview request, and not for the first time. but in statements, google said... facebook said... and twitter said... extremists are migrating onto messaging apps like telegram and whatsapp. these have end—to—end encryption, which creates a safe space in which those extremists can operate. but opening a back door to such apps brings its own problems and could be a gift to cyber criminals. a lot of people naturally think that these tech companies make billions in profit and so should be held to account. that's true, of course, but these issues are fiendishly complex, with no single solution. one problem is the sheer volume of material that is up

mr murdoch already owns 39% of the satellite broadcaster. 0ur media editor amol rajan is here with meinterests ? murdoch's considerable media interests? today is mixed feelings for the murdochs, on the one hand they will be relieved they have been deemed fit and proper by 0fcom to own a broadcasting licence but there seems to be lingering worries despite assurances about excessive power and control being in the hands of one family. rupert murdoch is not as powerful as he used to be in britain, his newspaper circulation is in decline, they didn't get the result they wanted in this election, and powerhouses like amazon, netflix and powerhouses like amazon, netflix and facebook means there's competition for the likes of sky. rupert murdoch is a divisive character so this is over to the authority which will take months to look at the bid which means for the time being fox is stuck in the grass. the family of the last person to die from injuries sustained in the hillsborough disaster have told the bbc they're hugely disappointed that his death has been excluded from the newly—announced man

the company says it's disappointed by the announcement, as our media editor amol rajan reports.ewspaper market, his move into pay—tv nearly 30 years ago with sky made him the country's first multimedia mogul. thank you very much, mr styles. six years ago, he withdrew his bid for full control of the broadcaster because of the phone hacking scandal, which led to the closure of the news of the world. on the question of whether the merger... today in parliament, it was concerns about his power and influence that led to his latest bid being referred to the competition watchdog. ofcom's report is unambiguous. it concludes, "the transaction raises public interest concerns as a result of the risk of increased influence by members of the murdoch family trust over the uk news agenda and the political process with its unique presence on radio, television, in print and online." here is why the murdochs are so desperate for this merger to be approved. digital giants like amazon and netflix are pushing another revolution in viewing habits by investing billions in programmes. so the murdochs w

something our media editor amol rajan asked mr murdoch about when he caught up with him in new york lastbbc, are you worried about off,? no. you should be worried about the bbc. are you worried about what might happen to this deal is in relation to off, 7 are you worried about what off, might say about fox news7 about what off, might say about fox news? fox news is getting record ratings. so i'm not worried at all. and you don't think of, will consider what is happening at fox news7 consider what is happening at fox news? nothing is happening at fox news. nothing, 0k7 bruce kilpatrick, head of competition, addleshaw goddard. is he going to get this, do you think7 is he going to get this, do you think? today's announcement is an initial decision by karen bradley, not a final decision. we still have oui’ not a final decision. we still have our way to go. —— we still have a way to go. what issues will should be thinking about? there are two mac key public interest issues. all other regulators have given the deal agreeing light. the first issue is media plurality, and the second is whether f

advertising was reported to be notably successful in the final days of the campaign, so our media editor, amol rajan2017 election. # the nurses going hungry # the nurses going hungry # schools in decline... # energetic, cool and full of aerning, like many of the endorsements jeremy corbyn received, this song, downloaded nearly three million times on youtube, was designed to be shared on social media. many of the ads on facebook from labour's official campaign had a positive, colourful message for the whole country. i've been involved in opposing anti—terror... by contrast many tory ads like this one were grey, doom laden and focussed mainly on one thing — corbyn‘s character. a project set up to analyse the impact of political messaging on facebook found in the final days of the campaign, labour's message targeted 46a constituencies compared to just 205 for the tories. if you look at facebook feed, probably nine out of ten posts aren't an ad. it's actually not that common for people to see ads by any one advertiser. if you have a feed that's full of shared content from the labour party one blue ad am

mr murdoch already owns 39% of the satellite broadcaster. 0ur media editor amol rajan gave us an ideaand they will be pleased and relieved that they have been deemed fit and proper by 0fcom to own a broadcasting licence. but there seemed to be these lingering worries about excessive power and control being in the hands of one family. rupert murdoch is not as powerful as he used to be in britain. his newspaper circulation is in decline, he did not get the result he wanted in this election and the rise of powerhouses like amazon and facebook means they face competition in skye. this is now over to the competition and markets authority and they will take months to look at the bid which means by the time being rupert murdoch's fox is stuck in the long grass. the most extensive study to date on the impact of pesticides on bee colonies has been released by scientists. the investigation has concluded that the chemicals — which have been under a temporary ban in europe since 2013 — are harmful to both honeybees and wild bees. 0ur science correspondent rebecca morelle explains. 0ur bees are in

amol rajan looks at the criticisms facing social media companies.th high production values that glamorise the struggle to establish a colour that are shared widely on social media and messaging apps. the spotlight is on the technology platforms that host such material. despite public concern, google and twitter declined a request for an interview, and not for the first time. google said they invest millions in fighting abuse. facebook say they work aggressively to remove terrorist content. twitter said such material has no place on their platform. extremists are migrating onto messaging apps like whatsapp, which have end—to—end encryption, creating a safe place where those extremists can operate. opening a back door to such apps brings its own problems, and could bea brings its own problems, and could be a gift to cybercriminals. a lot of people naturally think these technology companies make billions in profit and should be to account. that is true of course but these issues are complexly no single solution. one problem is the pure volume of materi