To the announcement. In some ways this was inevitable. Yes, Rupert Murdoch always said he would never retire. His son lachlan always said his dad would never retire. But his companies have been shrinking over the years and struggling against the Media Headwinds that all Media Companies are facing. For example, streaming and the struggles of newspapers. So Rupert Murdoch is not the swashbuckling feared and reviled media mogul that he once was that he was for decades. He was strangely passive in recent years as his Fox News Network in the us promoted lies about voter fraud in 2020. He seemed to be more like the passenger, rather than the driver he seemed more like the passenger than the captain of the ship. And so i think todays announcement confirms and signifies that. Weve just had a statement from Lachlan Murdoch, who says, On Behalf Of The Fox and news corp boards of directors, Leadership Teams and all the shareholders whove benefited from his hard work, i congratulate my father on his remarkable 70 year career. Was it a surprise that it has all ended up in lachlan� s hands . In many ways, viewers of the Show Succession might have drawn some parallels given that there are three children in the series and there are three children in the murdoch dynasty. Yes, indeed. There are three Adult Children who were very active and involved over the year. James, elisabeth and lachlan. Also a fourth adult daughter, prudence, who famously has wanted nothing to do with the company for many years. Then theres two younger children so six children total and over the years some of them have positioned, manoeuvred for power, but its been pretty clear for about a decade now that lachlan was the chosen son. James murdoch is disgusted by what airs on fox news in the us he has moved away from the companies he even quit the News Corporation board in 2020. So lachlan has been in line for a while, but hes always been sharing power with his father. I think one of the questions now is, how involved will rupert actually be . If this retirement or just Semi Retirement . Does this foreshadow other changes to the company in the months to come . So far the indication is no, and that Lachlan Murdoch will continue with the same strategies that his father has preceded. For example, trying to push google and facebook to pay up for content, and trying to move more into streaming wars. Were joined by bbc Business Correspondent erin delmore from new york. What does this mean for the future of fox news and news, 7 what does this mean for the future of fox news and news, . Of fox news and news, . Rupert murdoch is of fox news and news, . Rupert murdoch is 92, of fox news and news, . Rupert murdoch is 92, the of fox news and news, . Rupert murdoch is 92, the succession l of fox news and news, . Rupert murdoch is 92, the Succession Plan has been talked about and his son was the most likely to take over. New leadership means change and it will remain to be seen what lachlan will remain to be seen what lachlan will want to enact or how involved his father will be. Made up didnt give an indication as to what role he would have but he has said he has always been involved in daily news decisions. Editorial, keeping up with the content, and he didnt say that that would change. He considers that that would change. He considers that something inherent. Lets face it, fox and Cable Companies around the us are facing challenges here, as consumers choose to cut the cable cord as consumers look and try to re evaluate budgets in the wake of high prices and more pressures in their wallets. This is something fox will have to contend with, how to get more money from streaming services for their content, more revenue from the people who make up their viewers and listeners. What their viewers and listeners. What has the reaction their viewers and listeners. What has the reaction been their viewers and listeners. What has the reaction been on their viewers and listeners. What has the reaction been on the markets to this change at the top . Share rice has to this change at the top . Share price has been to this change at the top . Share price has been holding to this change at the top . Share price has been holding steady, l price has been holding steady, relatively, since this morning. That speaks to what we were just speaking about. Lachlan was the likely successor. It does not send a shock wave through the market or through the company, itjust raises a lot of questions about what is next, what will change, and when will it happen . Made up plans to set down in mid november which we dont have an indication as to why he has chosen that timing. Murdoch plans to step down. Interacting with fox employees this week and that would lead us to say it is not a Health Concern making computers timing but i will point out to you that we are at an interesting moment in the publishing industry. Murdoch will be in the eye of the storm with a couple of books coming about about him. On tuesday we will hear from michael rolf, the chronicler of Donald Trumps presidency, writing three best selling books. Murdoch will get the wolf treatment. Then 16 weeks later in mid november. It worth noting that vanity fair special correspondent has inked a deal off his april cover story about exactly this, the murdoch Succession Plan so we expect to see that book next year. Plan so we expect to see that book next ear. ,. ,. ,. ,. , next year. Erin delmore, good to talk to yom next year. Erin delmore, good to talk to you. Michael next year. Erin delmore, good to talk to you. Michael wolf, next year. Erin delmore, good to talk to you. Michael wolf, one i next year. Erin delmore, good to talk to you. Michael wolf, one ofj talk to you. Michael wolf, one of the chronicles of the Murdoch Empire and we will talk to him later in the programme. Here in the uk, prosecutors have authorised a charge of conspiracy to conduct espionage against three men and two women suspected of spying for russia. It follows an investigation by the metropolitan police. Our home affair correspondent, daniel de simone, had more details on the charges. Today it has been announced by the Crown Prosecution Service here in the uk that five bulgarian People Living in the uk are to be charged with spying for russia. They will be charged with conspiracy to conduct espionage and it is alleged that this group were part of an operational Spy Cell Working for the Russian Security services. It is alleged that members of the group conducted operations both in the uk and europe, that that involved Collecting Information on targets. They are alleged to have gone to germany, to montenegro. One of the members, 0rlin roussev, is alleged to have run the operations from the uk and then been the link to people within the russian state who he was passing the information to. Three of the defendants were charged earlier in the year after being arrested in this operation, and earlier in the year they were charged with possessing fake id documents, including passports, id cards, 49 different countries. Including passports, id cards, for 9 different countries. Those three defendants were 0rlin roussev, Bizer Dzhambazov and katrin ivanova. There are two additional defendants today that we have learnt about who will be charged in this wider charge of conspiracy to conduct espionage. Those two additional defendants are Ivan Stoyanov and va nya gaberova. So we have three men and two women. They are all bulgarian nationals and they are going to appear at westminster magistrates� court here in london next week. Uk Interest Rates have been left on hold, For The First Time india says it is suspending visas for canadians, as the diplomatic row between the two countries escalates. Indias Foreign Ministry spokesman confirmed the temporary halt at a News Conference today. It followed a notice on the Visa Application Portal which said the suspension was due to operational reasons. Relations plummeted this week when canadas Prime Minister, justin trudeau, said indian agents may have been involved in the killing of a canadian Sikh Activist shot dead injune near vancouver. India described the accusation as absurd. It also said canada can expect its number of diplomats in india to be reduced. Earlier, indias Foreign Ministry spokesman was asked how the dispute was affecting indias reputation. The crisis seems to be deepening between india and canada isjust a few hours ago the indian Foreign Ministry spokesperson said india wanted canada to downsize its diplomatic corps in india. He said that the canadian diplomats were interfering in the Internal Affairs of india, and thats why they wanted some of them to leave india as soon as possible. It also said that it wanted parity in rank and number, as it said the canadian diplomats number was much larger here, as compared to indian presence in canada. It seems like just before that, india suspended all sorts of Visa Services including e Visa Services in canada. Thousands of canadian citizens who wanted to come to india now have to wait for some time before the services are restored. This seems to keep on escalating. India continues to say that allegations made by canadasjustin trudeau are absurd. Where does this go next . Well, india refuses to back down. There is no letup from the indian side. India says it has shared a list of 20 people wanted by india, who are staying in canada now, and the canadian authorities are refusing to cooperate with india and refusing to hand over those people to india. It also says that canada has become a safe haven for indian terrorists who are taking refuge in canada. It seems like there are some people i have spoken to this morning it has gone too far, both sides need to back down a little bit. That was our correspondent in delhi bringing us up to date on the worsening ties between india and canada. The us president , joe biden, will shortly host Ukraines Volodymyr Zelensky at the white house. Its mr zelensky� s second wartime visit to washington. Hes trying to shore up us support for the fight against russias invasion, at a time when there are signs of warfatigue among some us politicians. This was the ukrainian leader arriving on capitol hill a short while ago. Hes now talking to republican and Democratic Leaders in the us congress, where a new multi billion dollar aid package for ukraine is at risk of being blocked. Mr zelensky will also head to the pentagon as he seeks more weapons, including longer range missiles to boost ukraines defences. Paul knott is a former british diplomat whos spent time in ukraine and russia. He told us whether he thinks us support for ukraine will continue. I think its going to continue, the support, obviously, as time goes by it gets more and more difficult as the us approaches its own elections next year. It is, i suppose, an extreme wing, it has seized on the ukraine issue as something they want to push on in the traditional isolationism of us politics. I think at the moment you can also not forget there is quite a substantial part of the Republican Party that is still quite supportive of ukraine, including significant Trump Supporters like senator lindsey graham, i think that is still the case. It is not drastic yet but this continued effort by zelensky and ukraine to try to keep shoring up the support, keep the support coming, its really important. This comes at a very different time. A year ago, when president zelensky, last december, when he addressed a joint session of congress, he gave Kamala Harris and nancy pelosi a ukrainian flag, which i recall was signed by soldiers who had been fighting. The gains that were made back then, some have been lost now. Places like kherson. How does that change some of the conversations mr zelensky is having . I dont think ukraine have lost anything, they are just not gaining as quickly as that incredible period last year. You are in a different situation now, and i think russia is purely trying to cling on to what it has taken already so it is very much ukraine having to force itself forward. Around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. Lets look at some other stories making news. The man accused of escaping from Wandsworth Prison two weeks ago has pleaded not guilty. Daniel khalife, a 21 year old former soldier, who also faces charges under the Official Secrets Act and the terrorism act, appeared by video link at the old bailey. A metropolitan Police Firearms officer charged with the murder of chris kaba, during a police stop in september last year, has appeared in court and been released on bail. 24 year old mr kaba was fatally shot through the window of the car he was driving in streatham hill, in south london. Covid lockdowns have caused a Seismic Shift in the way parents view School Attendance according to a report by the policy consultancy public first. It says a significant number of parents are taking children on holiday during term time, with those breaks now being seen as socially acceptable. The cost of living crisis is also thought to be a factor behind low attendance. Those are some of the other stories we have been taking a look at here in the uk. Youre live with bbc news. Uk Interest Rates have been left on hold, For The First Time in nearly two years. The Bank Of England decision, leaving the uk Benchmark Rate at 5. 25 , brings to an end a run of 1a consecutive increases, which began in late 2021. It was designed to curb rising prices. The announcement is a day after an unexpected slight fall in the rate of uk inflation, as well as a pause in rate hikes by the us central bank, the federal reserve. The bbc� s economics editor faisal islam has been speaking to the Bank Of England governor, andrew bailey, and asked him if this was a Turning Point after nearly two years of tightening Monetary Policy. Well, its a point when weve stopped tightening because weve had very good news this week on the inflation front, very welcome news. We can see that inflation was coming down but this weeks news is good because its a sign that weve had more than we expected, and thats very good. But of course, the jobs not done yet. We cant be complacent about this. 0urjob is to get inflation back down to the 2 target and to sustain it there. So the job isnt done yet. And we will, of course, keep on doing thejob. But many people see this now as a peak. Weve seen other Central Banks also sort of pause their rate rise cycle. Is that the right way to look at this . The next move will be down . No, im not predicting at all what that is. I can tell you that we have not had any discussion on the Monetary Policy committee about reducing rates, because that would be very, very premature. 0urjob is to get inflation down. You know, as i see it, weve got a big job to do. Weve got quite a long way to go. Yes, its encouraging, but im afraid we cant be complacent. And, of course, we will watch the evidence very carefully, as we always do. Is your sense that the medicine is now working . Yes, i think the effects of what we have done over the last not far off two years now, actually, are coming through. Weve used the word restrictive. What i mean by that is we can see policy having effects. We can see it, in a sense, having the effects we hoped it would. And that, of course, is reducing the Inflationary Pressure in the economy. Are you worried about maybe whats happening in the oil market with fuel prices . The imf have done a report saying beware premature celebration. Weve looked at the 19705 oil shock. Thats what happened then. Well, theres no premature celebration because weve got a long way to go. Yes, we are watching the oil market very carefully. I think thats important. We have to do that sort of thing. We also have to, though, be very careful in the judgments we reach on it as to how permanent its going to be, what the effects on the economy are going to be from it. So we watch it very carefully. Armenias Prime Minister says the ceasefire that ended azerbaijans 24 hour offensive in the disputed Nagorno Karabkh region was being broadly observed. Nikol pashinyan said there had been isolated violations, but he described the overall situation as stable. Earlier, talks wrapped up between the azerbaijan government and an Ethnic Armenian delegation from the breakaway region. Pictures on azerbaijani state media showed the delegations seated with representatives of a Russian Peacekeeping mission the city of yevlakh. On wednesday, azerbaijan said it had restored full sovereignty over the disputed territory. Thursdays two hour meeting ended with an agreement to hold further talks. Lets continue with this story and speak to lara setrakin, who is an American Armenian Journalist and president Of Applied Policy Research at the institute of armenia. Thank you forjoining us. What is your reaction to the announcement from the armenian Prime Minister . Piece is certainly good news. Unfortunately azerbaijan created a great deal of human misery leading up great deal of human misery leading up to this agreement so in a sense it was a capitulation and it was very much under duress. Strikes that began against Nagorno Karabkh on tuesday came after nine months of a blockade, food deprivation, limited medical supplies. Blockade, food deprivation, limited medicalsupplies. So blockade, food deprivation, limited medical supplies. So when people went down to the bunkers where they were huddled in overnight, they were very hungry and they were very much unable to sustain the strikes that azerbaijan had done. What the International Community had wanted to see and what certainly i wanted to see and what certainly i wanted to see, with Peace Negotiations that did not come after that onslaught of air strikes and duets. It doesnt set the tone for a very sustainable peace going forward. It is not the ideal and that is why abuse or International Outcry onslaught of air strikes and duress. What International Outcry onslaught of air strikes and duress. Air strikes and duress. What are our air strikes and duress. What are your biggest air strikes and duress. What are your biggest concerns air strikes and duress. What are your biggest concerns going air strikes and duress. What are your biggest concerns going forward, even though there is some optimism from the news today . From the news today . There was alwa s a from the news today . There was always a need from the news today . There was always a need to from the news today . There was always a need to articulate from the news today . There was always a need to articulate the i always a need to articulate the rights and the safety and security of the armenian population of Nagorno Karabkh. That still hasnt happened, there is a clear path forward. There is of course a lot of ill will, distrust, pain and humanitarian people after the past week. We dont yet know how aid will reach these populations. There are reports of thousands of people without food and water. Electricity was cut for an extended period of time this week. People are scared. They are terrified. They dont know what comes next. That is not exactly a recipe for a peaceful coexistence. Again, the idea would have been peace talks without major offensive against the population. What against the population. What assurances against the population. What assurances do against the population. What assurances do you against the population. What assurances do you think against the population. What assurances do you think armenians in Nagorno Karabkh are seeking . Traditionally they wanted International Observers, International Observers, International Peace keeping force, and some facilitation of these peace talks. Because of the circumstances, because there was so much kinetic and military activity in this area over the past week, it is just not exactly the tone or tenor of peace talks that people were expecting. To say the least. Some semblance of Peace Negotiation without the threat of force and the use of force would have been certainly the better way. Every issue between Nagorno Karabkh, armenia, has a peaceful resolution. There is a peaceful option. Baku did not need to take this approach but it did and now we are where we are. Lara setrakin, thank you very much for sharing your perspective on this story. With me is ambassador elin suleymanov, azerbaijans envoy to the united kingdom. Thank you very much forjoining us here. You have been listening to what lara has been saying. First of all, tell us about the talks today from your perspective. All, tell us about the talks today from your perspective. Thank you for invitin from your perspective. Thank you for inviting me from your perspective. Thank you for inviting me. The from your perspective. Thank you for inviting me. The information from your perspective. Thank you for inviting me. The information about i inviting me. The information about the talks, the armenian side, the representatives of the Community Asked for supplies of fuel. Of course abaci delicate azerbaijan agreed and we will provide this assistance as needed. You agreed and we will provide this assistance as needed. Assistance as needed. You are guaranteeing assistance as needed. You are guaranteeing out assistance as needed. You are guaranteeing out that assistance as needed. You are guaranteeing out that after. Assistance as needed. You are guaranteeing out that after a i assistance as needed. You are guaranteeing out that after a number of months when we have heard from Karabkh Armenians who have said they have not been able to get food or medical supplies because the closure of the corridor, are you now guaranteeing that you will make sure they get that aid and food . Yes guaranteeing that you will make sure they get that aid and food . They get that aid and food . Yes but not now. They get that aid and food . Yes but not nova we they get that aid and food . Yes but not now. We always they get that aid and food . Yes but not now. We always guarantee they get that aid and food . Yes but| not now. We always guarantee that. In fact the information you have is somewhat misleading because the azerbaijani supplies and medical supplies have always been offered to supply the armenians in karabkh. The problem is they refused. Here is something which would push this latest escalation, this is important. Azerbaijan for a long time insisted that armenia should have its own chips and they havent. We couldnt. Let me pick up on two points. Lets start with the corridor because it has been a key route to getting people essential food. They have been International Observers who have said they have furthered the humanitarian crisis because the Lachin Corridor has been shut for so long. Are you saying you will now reopen that as a result accurate . Will now reopen that as a result accurate . Will now reopen that as a result accurate . ,. ,. ,. , accurate . The Lachin Corridor was never closed accurate . The Lachin Corridor was never closed for accurate . The Lachin Corridor was never closed for medical never closed for medical intervention. Never closed for medical intervention. ,. , � intervention. The aid wasnt getting there. Intervention. The aid wasnt getting there there intervention. The aid wasnt getting there. There was intervention. The aid wasnt getting there. There was aid intervention. The aid wasnt getting there. There was aid going intervention. The aid wasnt getting there. There was aid going for intervention. The aid wasnt getting there. There was aid going for a there. There was aid going for a lona there. There was aid going for a long time. There. There was aid going for a long time. Not there. There was aid going for a long time, not for there. There was aid going for a long time, not for the there. There was aid going for a long time, not for the nine there. There was aid going for a long time, not for the nine months, it is not true. What happened when azerbaijan established a check point to make sure Armenian Forces do not get supply in azerbaijani territories. That is important to understand. What we were saying all this time, i mean yet separate themselves in launching the ceasefire agreement, that was a key demand. This was a key threat to the security. We demand. This was a key threat to the securi. ~. ,. ,. , security. We are running out of time and i want security. We are running out of time and i want to security. We are running out of time and i want to ask security. We are running out of time and i want to ask you security. We are running out of time and i want to ask you one security. We are running out of time and i want to ask you one more and i want to ask you one more question. What reassurances can you give to Karabkh Armenians who are still in nagorno and want to be integrated and there is no risk of Ethnic Cleansing . We integrated and there is no risk of Ethnic Cleansing . Integrated and there is no risk of Ethnic Cleansing . We provide lots of fuel and food Ethnic Cleansing . We provide lots of fuel and food people. Ethnic cleansing . We provide lots of fuel and food people. Armenians fuel and food people. Armenians which occupied azerbaijan in 1990. The population, about a Million People were ethnically cleansed. We dont do that. We want to integrate in our diverse. Dont do that. 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He insists he is not slowing efforts to about Climate Change but the move has caused a backlash with the Climate Change committee saying the uk had moved backwards. Climate activists and some conservative mps have also accused the Prime Minister of abandoning the uks climate leadership. Briefly before we go forward we will hear a lot about the term net zero. It is when a country does not add any additional Greenhouse Gases like Carbon Dioxide to the atmosphere. The Prime Minister has been selling his new Climate Plant today. He spoke to Nick Robinson on radio four this morning. Here are some of that interview. Lots of people want to deal with emotion but here are the facts. We have decarbonise faster than any major economy thus far the. Maor economy thus far the. Because a major economy thus far the. Because a commenter major economy thus far the. Because a commenter. Leo major economy thus far the. Because a commenter. Leo lots major economy thus far the. Because a commenter. 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The government has an independent Climate Change to anyone else. The government has an| independent Climate Change to advise you on that. The reason we have an Office For Budget Responsibility is, forgive me, i would say this to any politician in any party, we dont necessarilyjudge politicians, trust necessarily judge politicians, Trust Politicians necessarilyjudge politicians, Trust Politicians to make their own homework. Yours was described as wishful thinking. Something there may be a legal challenge. Are you ready for that . I legal challenge. Are you ready for that . ,. , that . I agree with the climate chanie that . I agree with the Climate Change committee that . I agree with the Climate Change committee when that . I agree with the Climate Change committee when they| that . I agree with the Climate Change committee when they said a while ago that you cantjust wish away to net zero and that is what we have done for too long. The team at bbc verify have been look at some of the policy changes. Heres nick beake. Rishi sunak insists he is still committed to delivering the uks climate promises, reaching 80 by 2050, but says he will be protecting families along the way. Them from extra costs and excessive measures. However, he has been accused of scrapping some things which were never going to happen. So what is the reality . Lets look at this tweet from the Prime Minister. We are stopping heavy handed measures. Number one, taxes arent eating meat. The Prime Minister says this proposal came from the governments own Climate Change committee, which urged ministers he says to implement an accelerated shift in peoples diets. In fact, the Committee Recommended action to encourage a 20 shift away from all meat by 2030. Not a specific meat tax. The next one, the Prime Minister says we are stopping new taxes to discourage flying. What is the reality here . The Prime Minister has said he will protect families from further levies if they travel and, yes, the Climate Change committee had recommended measures to manage Passenger Numbers which could include a frequent flier tax. But there was no indication the Prime Minister was actually planning to bring running. How about rubbish and recycling . Lets have opinions. The Prime Minister has said the proposal that we should force you to have seven different bins in your home, i have scrapped it. The Prime Minister said there was a very clear statement around the Environment Act of 2021 that households would have to have seven different rubbish and recycling bins. There was due to be an announcement earlier this year of an announcement earlier this year of a new policy on this but it was delayed until after the local elections in may. Councils in england run by different Political Parties had said this would have been costly, chaotic but the conservative government had argued it would boost recycling weights. We have seen much progress on this issue. The idea of car sharing. The Prime Minister points to the Climate Change committee is proposals and claims that in effect, it would force people to share vehicles to reduce emissions. However, the Climate ChangeCommittee Recommended injune Climate ChangeCommittee Recommended in june to the Climate ChangeCommittee Recommended injune to the Department For Transport that there should be schemes to encourage greater use of car sharing. Schemes to encourage greater use of carsharing. So in schemes to encourage greater use of car sharing. So in other words, no mention of making it compulsory