simon jack, bbc news.twork, fox news, which is part of rupert murdoch's media empire, has agreed to pay more than £630 million to settle a defamation case brought by a company whose voting machines were used during the 2020 us presidential election. dominion voting systems had accused fox of damaging its reputation by repeatedly claiming that its machines were used to rig the election in favour ofjoe biden. the setttlement by fox was made just before the trial was due to start. our north america editor, sarah smith, has the latest. we're fox news. forced to admit to broadcasting lies, fox news agreed to pay one of the largest defamation settlements in history. the truth matters. at the very last minute, lawyers agreed a payment to avoid a trial. today's settlement of $787,500,000 represents vindication and accountability. lies have consequences. on air, fox news anchors had peddled lies about the 2020 presidential election, saying there was a problem with voting machines made by dominion, even though they

simon jack, bbc news.ed police that he'd stabbed another teenager to death. joshua delbono attacked charley bates, who was 16, during a fight between two groups in radstock in somerset. danjohnson has the story. this is charley bates, a 16—year—old stabbed to death in a somerset car park lastjuly. he was with six friends that evening when two cars turned up, and an argument, said to be over a debt of just £20, escalated. charley was stabbed in the chest byjoshua delbono. he claimed he was acting in defence of his friend. and this is the moment he was reported by his own mum. thenjosh came to the phone. josh's mum took a really important and brave decision to call the police at that point and to tell them what had happened, which i think for any parent must be an incredibly difficult thing to do. but, you know, i do thank herfor doing that. it was definitely the right thing to do. delbono shouted, "don't mess with us again", then drove off to get rid of the knife and burn his clothes before going home. he'l

simon jack, bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. now king of the world, voted most popular penguin in an international online voting competition, and that's despite his past misdemeanors. he pooed on sir david attenborough nearly ten years ago filming a programme with him as well, and he's on christmas and birthday cards every year. so he's a local celebrity, definitely. 32 penguins competed for the title. the contest was organised by penguin international, a lobby group aiming to raise awareness of the bird's plight. you're going to be sent a paper crown as a prize. will you be putting it on spike? no, he wouldn't tolerate that at all. so, i mean, i've worked with him for a long time now, and the only other time i ever handle him is for vet checks like we do routinely a couple times a year. if we need to put wing tags on, he'll take them off. otherwise you get close and you try to grab them, they'll give you a good old slap with the wing. but there will be a special ceremony to honour spike. it's planned for may the 6th, the same d

tony danker — the former boss of the cbi talking to our business editor simon jack and you can read moreut that interview on our website and on the bbc news app. more now on fox news. it has settled a defamation case brought against it by the voting machine company, dominion, for its reporting of the 2020 us presidential election. the broadcaster will pay dominion $787 million. the firm had accused fox of knowingly spreading false claims that machines were used to rig the election against donald trump. michelle fleury was at the courthouse for us. was built by some of the definition because of the century but at the 11th hour both parties reach a settlement to avoid trial which was the rupert murdoch's empire pay—out nearly $800 million. dominion had been "bugging lies broadcast by fox news hosts and guests about the company involving the 2020 election damaged its root reputation. the voting technology company did not get an apology but dominion had plenty to say outside the courthouse. 0ne lawyer saying for dominion, truth matters and lies have consequences. leaving court, the legal tea

simon jack, thank you- _ now a look at some of the day's other stories.fter subjecting her to a �*brutal�* assault. kyle bevan attacked and killed lola james at her home in pembrokeshire injuly 2020. she was left with more than a hundred injuries. her mother sinead james was found guilty of causing or allowing the death of a child. social care providers have criticised the government's decision to hold back half the money pledged for the development of the sector's workforce in england. in 2021 it promised £500 million over three years to help fill staff shortages but it hasn't allocated the whole sum. ministers insist their reforms will bolster the workforce and say they are considering how best to use the remaining funding. a court decision to give a community sentence to give a man who raped a 13—year—old girl in midlothian has been widely criticised. sean hogg carried out the assault five years ago when he was 17. changes to sentencing guidelines in scotland mean offenders under 25 can avoid prison if a judge thinks they'd be better rehabilitated outs

simon jack, bbc news. our top story this evening.could "engulf the whole region" , as calls increase for the government to evacuate trapped british citizens. and how �*rewiggling' rivers — re—introducing their natural bends — is helping to reduce flooding and restore biodiversity. coming up on bbc news: an exciting victory at the crucible for debutant si jiahui. the 20—year—old is the lowest—ranked player left in the snooker world championship. he put out england's robert milkins to go through to the quarter finals. with the coronation of king charles just under a fortnight away, a new opinion poll commissioned by bbc panorama suggests that less than a third of 18—24 year olds want the monarchy to continue. the online poll carried out by yougov also found nearly half of those questioned from an ethnic minority background think the royals have a problem with race and diversity. panorama's jane corbin reports. as preparations gear up for the coronation, crowds have turned out for a royal engagement in york. it's exciting, the atmospher

thank you, simon jack.ng test revealed the presence of a prohibited substance following his fight against kell brook in february 2022. the former light welterweight world champion tested positive for ostarine. khan, who retired from boxing in may, accepted he broke anti—doping rules but said it was not intentional. finland will become the 31st member of nato at a short ceremony at the alliance's headquarters in brussels this afternoon. it applied to join last year, alongside sweden, after russia's invasion of ukraine. 0ur defence correspondent jonathan beale is in brussels. jonathan, a really significant day for the alliance? yes, it is worth reflecting that 7a years ago on this day, the original members, the founding members of nato signed the washington treaty. then, there were just 12 of them. now there will be 31. so that empty flagpole behind me between france and estonia will have the flag of finland raised in this short ceremony that takes place. it's important to stress the strategic importance of f

simon jack, bbc news.minster abbey, buckingham palace and windsor castle are coming on apace. huge crowds are expected, and big television audiences, but the latest online survey of public opinion, commissioned by bbc panorama, suggests a more complex picture. among other things, it suggests that less a third of 18—24 year olds want the monarchy to continue. 0ur correspondent ashley john baptiste has been speaking to some young people in bedford. and his college in bedfordshire... hi, guys, have a seat. these 16—year—olds are gearing up for the royal event of the air, but what does the coronation mean to these students? how do you feel about the upcoming coronation? irate about the upcoming coronation? - haven't seen anything like it in over 70 years, like, haven't seen anything like it in over70 years, like, it haven't seen anything like it in over 70 years, like, it is exciting. i want to be part of history, and obviousiy— i want to be part of history, and obviously i _ i want to be part of history, and

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jack boots crashing through our doors at t 2 a.m. bright lights and barking dogs and worse. chief political columnist roger simon.rump's attack on the american press. there is a history of what enemy of the people that phrase means used by de dictators including stalin and hitler. trump is not only fit to be president in my book his lack of empathy, leadership and courage, he is unfit to be human. trump is the chief recruiter and leader of a back of domestic terrorists, the president is most powerful hate monger in america, the our first newo nazi president. -- neonas i president. >> hard to fire your son-in-law. if i were jared, i would be careful. party of lincoln is party of charlottesville. repeal and muslim ban. the worst sentiments and driven by anger that disdeserves not defense but extincttion. national affairs analyst, i can't call him president this demagogue this nationalist. why did i take a whole segment to read this? the media in america is like the media that exists in the old soviet union or in iran or cuba or in china. not a free media, listen to these people. the dehumanization of a president of

department planted many months, ago even before jack smith was special counsel or beginning to bear fruit so i suspect what even jus this week, i should say simoneapparently appear in front of a grand jury, presumably to talk about donal trump -- >> trump white house officials >> to talk about presumabl trump's state of mind. what does that mean for jack smith? it means that his investigatio is moving forward as aggressively as he said it would. and this is important becaus he has this charge to pursue justice, without fear or favor that needs following the facts wherever they go and hopefully my hope is that he could still use the mood for expeditiously as the courts would allow him. >> so barbara, one of th expeditious things that is now coming out as the wire fraud piece. can you just lay out for folks why one, just why this could b significant or a big part of this probe that the specia counsel now has into forme president, donald trump? >> yes you may remember during the january six hearings, we heard so lofgren the congresswoman from californi talk about this a little bit and one of the hearings. and this appears recently base on reports t