james murdoch, son of rupert, makes the front page of the financial times with his comment that regulatoryroval of the fox—sky deal would be an "affirmation" of the uk's claim that the country is truly open for business post—brexit. staying in the uk, the government's chief legal adviser has said that more must be done to make sure that social media doesn't put the right to a fair trial at risk. he's calling for an inquiry into whether extra reporting restrictions on court cases are needed. and finally, a cookery course might be just what the doctor ordered if you're struggling with diabetes or obesity. so let's begin. with me is funke abimbola mbe, senior lawyer and diversity leader. good to see you. good morning. let's start with north korea. we've been here before but this one seems to have gone a bit further and again the question comes up— what does eve ryo ne the question comes up— what does everyone do? the tests keep coming. last i was here this was a story and i expressed real concern that this could only go one way and would only escalate. you know, we have a leader in north kore

james murdoch gave a stout defence of 21st century fox here today, arguing that it's producing showshis long held ambition to own all of sky is proving a huge regulatory headache. he now faces the prospects of months of uncertainty and the real possibility that, ultimately, he'll be blocked. so much has changed in the media over just the past few years, but two things have remained constant — first, the ambitions of the murdoch family and second the political heat that surrounds their role in public life. amol rajan, bbc news. russian submarines have fired a number of cruise missiles at so—called islamic state targets in syria. the war in syria has been raging now for six years. two years ago russia entered the conflict when it came to the aid of president assad. since then his government forces — shown here in red — meanwhile, kurdish forces, in yellow, backed by american air power have been making gains against is in the north. 0ur correspondent, steve rosenberg reports from the syrian port of latakia. we're off the coast of syria with the russian navy. this is the admiral essen. t

. —— james murdoch. called the noise and politics around this. ——james murdoch.d has been for many yea rs. indeed berries and has been for many years. this is the second time the murdoch family has tried to take full ownership of. in 2011, when it was known as bskyb, they tried to get ownership of 60% of the broadcaster that they don't already own. it was derailed by the phone hacking scandal which led to the leveson inquiry and closure of the news of the world. the political heat got too much. the mood was toxic. they cancelled it. since then a lot has changed. the murdochs have split their company into comics and entertainment vision and news division. the media landscape has changed. facebook and netflix have endedin changed. facebook and netflix have ended in a huge way, huge competition and huge choice for consumers. it's the argumentjames murdoch said when he spoke with some gusto earlier this morning. his argument was not only has the landscape changed, but he ought to bejudged on his record. this is what he had to say. the reality here is that the record

that was james murdoch.y, what is the word you're hearing? do they think ultimately this deal will go through? they will be flattered to be called the great and good, there are lots of anxious people here because the tv industry is going through such a people. this merger bid is a sign of it. i think things have changed, when this bid was launched initially people said it will probably get through. some of the arguments made by james murdoch about the changing landscape in media, the split in his company, would be persuasive. but this keeps hitting hurdles. 0fcom said there was possibly an issue on media plurality. now karen bradley the culture secretary said there is an issue in terms of the murdochs having too much power and an issue with broadcasting standards. are they committed to upholding the highest standards? i think this deal has changed, it's gone from being likely to go through to facing some pretty big hurdles. it's going to take at least another six months, more uncertainty for the employees of

james murdoch, son of rupert, makes the front page of the financial times with his comment that regulatory

james murdoch has literallyjust spoken here at the rts, rall television society commission, where hehat the murdochs have bid for full control of the six to 1% of sky that they don't already own and i think their sense is that it is getting very frustrating. a first bid six years ago, is delayed by the phone hacking scandal. they are by the phone hacking scandal. they a re every by the phone hacking scandal. they are every struck of their company and rebid, and find themselves in a co nsta nt and rebid, and find themselves in a constant public defence of why their company isn't going to jeopardise media plurality or broadcasting standards in the uk. karen bradley will be speaking this afternoon and will be speaking this afternoon and will explain her thinking as to why she thinks this idea, this bid needs another look. around six months before the cma to investigate the murder. why does this matter to the average person in the uk? this is all about the choice on offer to consumers and customers who watch television. the television industry and media industry is going under a tremendo