In global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. 0ur question today introducing your children to alcohol before they turn 1a responsible parenting or driving your kids to alcohol . Latest Study Suggests the latter and middle class parents are misguided. Tell us what you think just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. A 5 year inquiry into child sexual abuse in australia has handed over its final report, identifying abuse at more than four thousand institutions, including religious institutions, sporting clubs, foster homes and the military. Up to sixty thousand survivors may now be eligible for compensation. mix screen 2 00v the Royal Commission heard harrowing testimony from survivors across australia. Its report stretches to seventeen volumes. Prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has paid tribute to the courage of those who came forward to give evidence. Leonie sheedy supported many of thoise who gave evidence and travelled to canberra to see the report being handed over to the governor general. Lets talk to our australia correspondent phil mercer. As gaylor this enquiry beggars belief. It certainly does. This report is saying that tens of thousands of Australian Children we re thousands of Australian Children were abused in institutions in past decades and clearly the work of the Royal Commission it was established in november to the 12, has delved into one of the most shameful episodes in modern australian history. We hear that 4000 institutions have been identified as places where abuses taking place. So these are monumental figures. Places where abuses taking place. So these are monumentalfigures. They come on a monumental day for australia. I think this Royal Commission really comes in two halves for those survivors who bravely gave their stories to investigators. Firstly, the process of speaking was in many cases very therapeutic. It was in many insta nces therapeutic. It was in many instances the first time that adults, these stories have been told and believed. That is the first phase. The next phase is critical. How many of more than 400 recommendations will be implemented by the authorities around australia because the thrust of this Royal Commission report needs a radical overhaul in the way australia protect its children. Malcolm turnbull as Prime Minister, he is praised those who come forward. Is there a full sense of political backing to do whatever is recommended . I think there would have to be, really. The weight and monumental nature of this report gives this report so much weight, it would take a brave government to ignore or do very little. Whether all those implementations will be done, we will see that the government needs to adhere to the spirit of this report and act in a reasonably swift manner. Stay with us reasonably swift manner. Stay with us for that. European Union Leaders are set to approve the brexit deal today allowing talks to go to the next stage covering the future trade relations between the uk and the eu. Theresa may, who had dinner with other eu leaders on thursday evening before leaving, told reporters as she left about her hopes for the ambitious and deep and special partnership she wanted to build between the uk and eu. Andrew plant has the latest lets brief you on some of the other stories making the news. Britains Prime Minister to meet with other leaders to agree on sufficient progress on the first issues relating to britains exit from the european union. It is making Good Progress and that means we are on course to deliver the british people the chance to leave the european union, and that is what we are doing. Phase one of the brexit talks meant making progress on britains financial obligations, the irish border on the rights of eu citizens in the uk. So what happens next. They two talks will meet would wrest a lot of issues. The transition period when britain is still a member bound by eu laws that has no place at future meetings like this one. When talking about migration into southern europe, britain will still be bound by decisions made when it was a member but will have no say at the table. Early trade talks will begin next year about how written and the eu will do business but a formal trade agreement will take years to negotiate. Some questions to remain open. I have praised the uk to what it has done. Theres a chance we can move with negotiations. The british Prime Minister is notjust negotiating in brussels but in her own parliament to were free opinion, be possible flavour of future deal is to be debated. Despite that, it seems other eu leaders are now satisfied with so far, leaving the way clear to the next stage of the exit process to start. Investigators in france are waiting to interview the driver of the bus was slightly injured. 20 others were also hurt, 11 of them critically. Two people are dead and several others injured after two stabbing attacks in the southern dutch city of maastricht, close to the belgian and german borders. Police confirmed two people were killed and a number of others wounded in the attacks which reportedly happened within minutes of each other and just a few hundred meters apart. Two nephews of venezuelas first lady Franqui Flores de freitas and Efrain Campos flores have been sentenced to eighteen years in jail for conspiring to smuggle vast amounts of cocaine into the united states. The pair were deported from haiti for the case which has further strained relations between venezuela and the us. Thousands of people have been paying their last respects to king micheal of romania ahead of his state funeral on saturday. The palace has been kept open all night to cope with the numbers of people wanting to say goodbye to the king the last in the countrys history, who died last week aged 96 lets move to our top Global Business story this friday and confirmation of one of the biggest ever deals in the Media Industry. The Walt Disney Company has agreed to buy the entertainment business of Rupert Murdochs twenty First Century fox for 52. 4 billion in shares david buik, market commentator from panmure gordonjoins me now. David, a very good morning to you. Lets start on this massive amount. Iam lets start on this massive amount. I am told that my microphone is not great. I will let you do the talking. A big deal. The biggest media deal since the time warner aol deal. Your member the tech bubble at the end of the century . Nothing has come into it since this deal here. Rupert 85, he is always loved goading his sons into building the biggest empire, may the best man win, and he has built this fantastic dynasty up. Starting off with News Corporation newspapers and then 20th century fox. He got very irritated with karen brady because sky news was trying to buy this balance and its been moved on, pushed on. When the chief executive of walt disney ppped the chief executive of walt disney popped his head above the parapet, saying, we could use some of your assets. We like sky, we like star in the far east. It made a lot of sense because it meant he could ease his empire out. 66 billion for around £2 billion but in the same breath, he has a Newspaper Group which is still the most powerful group in the world. From the disney perspective, here is this monolith which is disney. And the murdoch empire another one. Perhaps they have to do this. This is the extraordinary thing. Apparently after suffering an average home, there are 1. 85 screens open, people have things in the rear, they are watching netflix, they are watching eastenders, somebodys watching match of the day. This is the way forward. If youre going to be in that frame competitive city end, going to the movies which you have people like me go to and to get away from the popcorn as you its becoming a thing the past. Unless you are up with the real push forward, with all the bells and whistles, you are going to bells and whistles, you are going to be left behind. See in a moment for a review of all the news. Do stay with us. Weve got an exclusive new hospital opening in dubai. As to the patients, they are all camels. After eight months on the run, Saddam Hussein has been tracked down and captured by american forces. Saddam hussein is finished because he killed our people, our women, our children. The signatures took only a few minutes but they brought a formal end to 3. 5 years of conflict, a conflict that has claimed over 200,000 lives. Before an audience of world leaders, the president s of bosnia, serbia and croatia put their names to the peace agreement. The romanian border was sealed and silent today. Romania has cut itself off from the outside world in order to prevent the details of the presumed massacre in timisoara from leaking out. From sex at the white house to a trial for his political life. The lewinsky affair tonight guaranteed bill clinton his place in history as only the second president ever to be impeached. This is the briefing. European Union Leaders are set to approve the initial brexit deal offered by the British Government which will allow talks to go forward to the next phase. And our top story after a five year investigation, an official inquiry in australia has revealed evidence of historic child abuse at over four thousand institutions. The man in charge of ukraines main anti corru ption Investigative Unit has told the bbc he believes those in power are no longer interested in reforms. Artem sytnyk said other security agencies were obstructing the work of his team and politicians were trying to undermine the independence of his organisation. From kiev heres our correspondentjonah fisher. From the dock in kiev court room, ukraines National Anthem is sound. It is the latest bizarre moment in the struggle for ukraines political soul. Having swapped countries, he is now a key figure in ukraines opposition had has been demanding the government do more to fight endemic corruption and it has made him powerful enemies. Mr saakashvili was brought to court this year it used many say laughably off fronting a russian coup. Whats your response to the charges against you . They are pursuing me for obvious reasons. We raised our voice against corruption and they feel the ground is taken under them. People are really fed up in ukraine. Fed up, but this is not yet a mass movement. Mr saakashvili has not been attracting huge crowds and this protest camp outside parliament that he is linked with is just a few hundred strong. But the issues he is raising are very real and an assault is under way both by politicians and ukraines rich oligarch class. 0n the Key Organisation that is responsible for fighting corruption. This is a promotional video for the anticorruption promotional video for the anticorru ption bureau set promotional video for the Anticorruption Bureau set up at the insistence of western donors to investigate corrupt government officials. It has been very publicly undermined. Rival security agencies have ruined its investigations. Like this one into passports being sold and mps have repeatedly tried to destroy its independence. Under fire, ukraines billion dollar president Petro Poroshenko insists he is still supporting anticorruption he is still supporting anticorru ption reforms. He is still supporting anticorruption reforms. Those words we re anticorruption reforms. Those words were not a code when i spoke to the head of nabu. The Law Enforcement agencies here are instruments in the hands of the elites who have all the political powers in their hands. They are resisting the anticorruption they are resisting the anticorru ption reforms. They are resisting the anticorruption reforms. To almost everyones surprised the court released mr saakashvili and he left promising more protests against what he calls the seeds in government. After several years he calls the seeds in government. After several yea rs of he calls the seeds in government. After several years of stability, these are once again Uncertain Times returning to our top story, the Royal Commission require it and report into abuse in australia which was Something Like 4000 institutions identified, as well as about 60,000 victims. We can now speak to one of those victims. Ray leary is in sydney and has long been campaigning for the so called forgotten australians to be heard. You are being heard now. Can you give us a little bit of your background . Yes. From the age of about eight i was taken into state custody for being uncontrollable and for my mum and dad not being able to ca re for my mum and dad not being able to care for me or provide food for me, so care for me or provide food for me, so they took the away until the age of 15. It all started from the First Institution i went into. The officer asked me to go on and feed a donkey, what we call the furnace, to feed coal into the furnace to make the showers hot. During that period of time, when i was in three coal room, he told me to take off my t shirt and pants and told me to perform oral sex on him and this is when he was eight years old. Youve obviously been through a desperate time and youve come through a very long journey to get to this point. What does this moment mean for you in terms of what it is laying out there, the way its been received. The Royal Commission does what all forgotten australians at any victims over here has suffered for many yea rs, over here has suffered for many years, they have given to the government and the government has stood up to take notice of all of oui stood up to take notice of all of our sad stories. It really happened and we are believed around the world. As adults we were talking about our childhood and for a lot of us, so about our childhood and for a lot of us, so many about our childhood and for a lot of us, so many of us, it was so hard. Men and women in their 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s. Men and women in their 40s, 50s, 605, 705. It men and women in their 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s. It was devastating. But i think the Royal Commission heard eve ryo ne think the Royal Commission heard everyone us, think the Royal Commission heard everyone us, listen to us, and again they believed us. We they believe us. They believed us. We they believe us. Protect our children and grandchildren for the future. Clearly your view is that this is a state failure. Is there anything that could satisfy you . Can ijust let your listeners know that i have been compensated, but it will never give me back my childhood. I settled foran amount in give me back my childhood. I settled for an amount in august this year, but its nowhere near enough for a childhood. How much can you give anyone for a childhood . I would just like to let your view is no that it was an amount of money that i could go on was an amount of money that i could goona was an amount of money that i could go on a holiday and maybe buy a new car with and basically get on with my life and i have six apologies from the church, from the state, from the church, from the state, from the church, from the state, from the health department, from the education department, all saying were sorry and we believe. Well, youve just got to hope and pray that this never happens again. I understand that is part of your campaigning mission. Thanks very much forjoining us. No worries. Thank you. Staying in australia for a moment, rickett and it has been australias morning on the second day of the third ashes test in perth. England resumed on 305 for 4. Jonny bairstow and david mele in both made 100 but they were out by the end of it and now australia are probably in a better position than they would have thought they were at they would have thought they were at the end of the day. Theyjust after death first innings. Time to get the rest of the sport. Hello, im Sarah Mulkerrins and this is your sport briefing for friday. Coming up well tell you how Roger Federer is set to round off a brilliant 2017 with yet another trophy. And we have news of a former wimbledon champion coming out of retirement. The so called milkgate saga rumbles on. The red and blue halves of manchester have until 18 hours gmt on friday to respond to the English Football Association about it. Manchester united bossjose mourinho had water and milk thrown at him shortly after this handshake with Pep Guardiola last sunday. Mourinho objected to manchester citys celebrations. 2017 will go down as the year of the unexpected in mens tennis. Roger federers two grand slam titles surprised many. This weekend his achievements will be recognised by the bbcs viewing public. Federer, who is still winning at 36, will be awarded the bbc oversees Sports Personality of the year. Hell be crowned the winner on sunday from a six strong shortlist including american football quarterback tom brady. Its all about houston in the nbas western conference. The rockets are looking to make it 12 wins in a row on friday when they take on the san antonio spurs. The Los Angeles Clippers may only be 10th in the west, but theyre on a bit of a run of their own. Theyve won their last three, including this win over the Orlando Magic last time out. The clippers face the Washington Wizards on friday. Ajax are back up to second place in the dutch league after beating excelsior 3 1 in amsterdam. Siem dejong finished this move to give them the early lead. The visitors did equalise, but ajax were too strong. They went ahead again before hakim ziyech made the points safe. Well, after a year of retirement from the game, former world number one tennis player Lleyton Hewitt has had enough. The 2002 wimbledon champion is coming out of retirement again he officially called it a day after last years Australian Open but after playing in the davis cup and wimbledon, hell return to play alongside countryman sam groth in the doubles at the aussie open injanuary. He said, its going to be a bit of fun. A brand new medicalfacility has opened its doors in dubai. Were talking about an exclusive hospital, with only a select number of patients. The unusual thing is that all these patients are camels. Tim allman explains. In this part of the world, camel racing can be a popular and highly lucrative sport. So taking care of your athletes is a top priority. Hence the dubai camel hospital, now open for business, treating camels and nothing but camels. Translation this hospital is considered the first of its kind in the world. Because there arent any hospitals that are specialised in treating camels. You must care for camels as part of our heritage, not only by breeding and racing them but also by being able to medically treat them using the latest technology. The hospital costs nearly 11 million to set up and can treat 20 animals at a time. Of course, when youre patient weighs anything up to 1000 kilos, moving them around can be a little problematic. But they have big plans here, aiming to introduce mri and ct scans to help diagnose any poorly camel, and this isnt just about treatment. In the future, we are planning to have the Research Projects for the camel animal, to unfold the secrets of this strange desert animal. All being well, any stay at the dubai camel hospital will be short lived. Soon the animals will be back in good health and back on the track. Stay with me on bbc news. Ill be back with the Business Briefing in just a few moments. We still have a couple of cold days on the way and then the weather will be warming up. So we arent quite out of the cold snap dust yet. In fa ct out of the cold snap dust yet. In fact you can see recently, this was a picture from thursday, still some patchy snow lying around across the country. In fact with temperatures below freezing outside of town during the early hours of friday and with the showers lurking around and a bit of sleet and hail as well, and some eyes around. So still feeling quite wintry in some parts of the country. This is what it looks like rush hour on friday. Temperatures barely above freezing in some major cities. A little bit less cold on the south coast. This is where we have patchy rain and cloud. Quite messy picture, but also sunshine. Wales is slightly clear compared to say lincolnshire where we have cloud and rain. Eastern areas on friday will remain pretty cloudy. There will remain pretty cloudy. There will be some wintry showers across the hills, at many areas will brighten up during the early afternoon. Southern scotland, cumbria, lancashire, wales, the midlands and in the dorset we are expecting sunshine. Temperatures still struggling. 0n expecting sunshine. Temperatures still struggling. On friday night it will be cold, because the skies are going to clear and temperatures will give away. The frost developing from the north, down towards the south coast, meaning saturday morning is going to be cold, but what is going to be happening on saturday is slightly milder air is going to come in off the atlantic. This process is continuing into sunday, so the milderair continuing into sunday, so the milder air wont really reach us properly until sunday. Saturday sta rts properly until sunday. Saturday starts frosty. A lot of sunshine around and temperatures struggling, 23 around and temperatures struggling, 2 3 degrees. The milder winds in the atla ntic 2 3 degrees. The milder winds in the atlantic are ready to come our way, but they will also bring cloud and rain to North Western areas. Away from temperatures double figures across the uk. Even across scotland, 10 degrees expected in glasgow. This is the outlook into monday. Still the south westerly winds continuing, meaning the milder trend continues. This is Business Briefing. Im david eades. End of an empire Rupert Murdochs fox sells its entertainment business to disney in a 50 billion deal. Plus, 2017s been a gift for investors but will wall street nerves spoil the traditional santa rally . 0n the markets asian shares are edging higher despite those nerves on wall street about the progress of president trumps tax reform plans we start with one of the biggest deals the Media Industry has ever seen