on mr murdoch and sky. you are focusing on mr murdoch and sky. i will give you a taste of what we will be dealing with in a few minutes but was time. we start with a big day for this man, media tycoon rupert murdoch. he may be 86 years old, but his empire—building ambition seems to be undiminished. today he finds out whether the uk government will let him take over pay tv giant sky, or whether to order a full investigation. so what is at stake? mr murdoch's 21st century fox already owns 39% of sky. the price tag for full control — $15 billion. sky is one of europe's biggest broadcasters, with 22 million customers. the deal has already been cleared by countries across the region, but some claim it would give mr murdoch too much control of media here in the uk. it is not the first time he has tried to take over sky. his company news corporation abandoned a bid in 2011, following the phone—hacking scandal involving its newspapers. this year a new scandal, sexual harassment allegations at fox news in the us, ha

mr murdoch's 21st century fox already owns 39% of sky. price tag for full control — $15 billion. sky is one of europe's biggest broadcasters, with 22 million customers. the deal has already been cleared by countries across the region, but some claim it would give mr murdoch too much control of media here in the uk. it is not the first time he has tried to take over sky. his company news corporation abandoned a bid in 2011, following the phone—hacking scandal involving its newspapers. this year a new scandal, sexual harassment allegations at fox news in the us, has led to calls for the latest deal to be blocked by the uk regulator, ofcom, something our media editor amol rajan asked mr 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

but some claim it would give mr murdoch too much control of media here in the uk.s first takeover attempt. his company news corporation abandoned a 2011 bid following the phone hacking scandal involving its newspapers. this year a new scandal — sexual harassment allegations at fox news in the us — has led to calls for the latest deal to be blocked by uk regulator ofcom. something our media editor amol rajan asked mr murdoch about when he caught up with him in new york last month. report, bbc, 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 t

mr murdoch's company, 21st century fox, wants to acquire the 61% of sky it doesn't already own. amol rajan reports. rupert murdoch pioneered satellite tv in britain. after transforming our newspaper 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 push

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

mr murdoch already owns 39% of the satellite broadcaster.sky was abandoned in the wake of the phone hacking scandal. the culture secretary, karen bradley, told the commons that the merger would increase the murdoch family's ability to influence the uk's news agenda and political process. as a result there were clear grounds to refer the deal to the competition and markets authority. on the question of whether the merger gives rise to public interest concerns in relation to media plurality, 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. "we consider that these concerns may justify reference by the secretary "of state to the competition and markets authority." on the basis of ofcom's assessment i confirm that i am minded to refer to a phase ii investigation on the grounds of media plurality.

mr murdoch already owns 39% of sky and opponents believe the deal would give him too much power in theon of us subscribe. it was set up by rupert murdoch but he owns only 39% of the shares. he wants full control. however, his media empire also owns the sun and the times and produces news for many radio stations. should this be a matter for the competition authority? the culture secretary asked the watchdog 0fcom for its assessment of the deal. 0fcom'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 and in print and online. we consider that these concerns may justify reference by the secretary of state to the competition and markets authority". 0n the basis of 0fcom's report, i confirm that i am minded to refer to a phase two investigation on the grounds of media plurality. plurality essentially means, does one media owner have too much political power? opponents of the

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

mr murdoch already owns 39 percent of sky and opponents believe the deal would give him too much power subscribe. it was set up by rupert murdoch but he owns only 39% of the shares. he wants full control. however, his media empire also owns the sun and the times and produces news for many radio stations. should this be a matter for the competition authority? the culture secretary asked the watchdog ofcom for its assessment of the deal. 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 and in print and online. we consider that these concerns may justify reference by the secretary of state to the competition and markets authority". on the basis of ofcom's report, i confirm that i am minded to refer to a phase two investigation on the grounds of media plurality. plurality essentially means, does one media owner have too much political power? opponents of the murdoch

it would give mr murdoch total control of the broadcaster of which he already owns 39%. 0pponents say much power over the uk media. a mother has described the distress of discovering her baby son had been circumcised without her consent. the woman, from nottingham, said she has been trying for four years to get the authorities to take action, after she opened her son's nappy to find him covered in blood. the boy was circumcised in 2013 when he was apparently staying with his paternal grandparents. three people have now been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm with intent. the national crime agency says it's increasingly concerned about the influence criminals from the balkans — particularly violent gangs from albania — have over the uk drug trafficking market. it says corrupt workers at ports and airports make it easier for gangs to smuggle in drugs. here's our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw. more news at half past nine. to get in touch with this today. details on screen. now, let's get some sport. the big news from new zealand in the last few hours is that warren ga

mr. murdoch happy man in the u.k. today? >> it's really interesting to see the sky shares surge.s is the worst-case scenario for fox. the worst-case scenario would have been an outright rejection. what the government has done planningsaid they are to refer this for an additional regulatory review which could take another six months. it's definitely not the worst-case scenario. jonathan: we have been trading well below the offer price. market is still incredibly skeptical about 21st century fox's ability to seal the deal. proposethey can undertakings to avoid the probe. what can 21st century fox actually due to convince those that remain unconvinced? >> that's right. this morning secretary of state karen bradley said within the last week fox has proposed certain undertaking such as creating a separate editorial for sky news in order to ensure editorial independence. she said this doesn't go far enough and she wants to refer this to the competition regulator to see whether there is more to be done. conversation goes on. good morning. there were public interest concerns raised by th

with his control of 21st century fox, sky and uk newspapers, the fears are that mr murdoch wields too

mr. trump may find himself running an administration with no one but his family and the breitbart staff. this is a murdoch on paper. how big is that? >> i think it's a good observation by the wall street journal, particularly when you are dealing with lawyers. lawyers are always willing to take on a new client in the hopes that the client will listen to the legal advice given. but if the client consistently undermines the lawyer, the lawyer gets in front of a judge and makes a statement on the record and then the client says that's not true, the lawyers integrity is shot and the ability to argue the case effectively is shot and i think you would see resignations occurring and that's going to happen continually as long as the president undermines his own advisors. >> he's already doing that on twitter. he's saying what you are arguing is not true. >> some day, they will be standing in front of the supreme court answering those tweets. >> one of the things that's happening is the president has been very critical of jeff sessions, the attorney general ral on twitter as well. the tensions that exists between