A five year inquiry into child sexual abuse in australia has handed over its final report, identifying abuse at more than 4,000 institutions, including religious institutions, sporting clubs, foster homes and the military. Up to 60,000 survivors may now be eligible for compensation. The Royal Commission heard harrowing testimony from survivors across australia. Its report stretches to 17 volumes. Prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has paid tribute to the courage of those who came forward to gave evidence. Leonie sheedy is from the survivors Organisation Care leavers australia network. She travelled to canberra to see the report being handed over to the governor general. It is a very momentous day. You know, the country now knows that children in australias orphanages, childrens homes, missions and foster care were sexually used by the churches, charities and the state governments, and they know they can no longer hide this horrible history. It needs to be taught in every school, in every university of this country. And children like us, were now elderly adults. We deserve justice, we deserve redress. We deserve redress for all forms of abuse and neglect, the loss of our families, and the lack of opportunities that life. You know, they didnt provide us for a life, and we had to grow up without their parents, and pretend it didnt matter. It surely mattered to every Single Person here standing behind me, and many elderly australians, who are hidden in lonely houses across australia because theyre so burdened by the shame and stigma of their childhood. Well, the shame and stigma needs to be squarely put on the churches, the charities, and the state governments of this country. 0ur correspondent phil mercer is in sydney, he told me more about the investigation. Its extraordinary really. As you say, mike, 17 volumes handed over to the governor general from the Royal Commission. It began its work in the early part of 2013, so working for the best part of five years to uncover a massive catalogue, a shameful catalogue of child abuse in institutions right across the country. Were told tens of thousands of children across australia were abused across various institutions over the decades, and we now know the government has this report, its been published online, and the Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, says the contents of the report are a national tragedy. Of course now we wait to see what the government is going to do with more than 400 recommendations handed down by the Royal Commission, Royal Commission, by the way, mike, is australias highest form of enquiry. Phil, we heard just there from Leonie Sheedy from the Survivors Network about many things they would like to change but the idea that compensation is voluntary so far, surely it shouldnt be another ordeal for the survivors to try to get financial help . We understand up to 60,000 people could be eligible for some kind of redress, some kind of compensation. Those details have not been sorted out by the state or federal governments here in australia. What the Royal Commission is advocating is a new National Office for child safety. It also makes some interesting recommendations around the Catholic Church. Many of the allegations of abuse were centred around religious organisations and the Commission Says information passed to ministers during a confession, for example, related to abuse, those ministers should be forced to hand over that information to the authorities. The Royal Commission also suggesting celibacy in the Catholic Church be voluntary. So this is a wide ranging enquiry and as i say, well have to wait and see what the federal government intends to do with those dozens of recommendations contained in those 17 volumes. A sure sign today of the way the media landscape is changing, and how streaming, especially, has changed broadcasting for ever. The Entertainment Company walt disney is buying a large part of twenty First Century fox, the business controlled by Rupert Murdoch and his family. The deal is worth more than 50 billion and covers the film business and International Operations of fox. Not, though, its Us News Network or the times and Sun Newspapers in britain. 0ur media editor amol rajan has the story. When Rupert Murdoch bought the news of the world in 1968, he was an outsider. But this canny australian with news in his veins made his way to the heart of the establishment in both britain and america, wielding extraordinary influence. From his base in tabloid newspapers, he moved aggressively into film and television, owning studios and networks that entertained hundreds of millions of people. But now, fox has become a division of disney. In a phone call, he explained his strategy. I know a lot of people will be asking why the murdochs came to such a momentous decision. We are pivoting at a pivotal moment. Andrew neil was at murdochs side as an editor and executive for years. For him, this is the end of a dynasty. Hes been trying to do that for 35, 40 years. I used to sit with him in restaurants in london in the mid 1980s, and he talked about a murdoch dynasty, about putting his children into key positions, letting them fight for the top position, and whoever wins would take over, and the murdoch name would go on forever. And here, at a stroke, hes unbundling the empire, and the dynastic ambitions are gone. The deal still needs regulatory approval, but if it goes through, it will create a new media superpower. Mr murdoch is selling his world famous film studio, 21st century fox, International Tv businesses, including sky in europe and star in india, Cable Networks such as fx and national geographic, and perhaps most strikingly, a stake in hulu, a streaming service with access to millions of customers, which could rival netflix. And thats the key for disney. Streaming has changed broadcasting forever, allowing you at home to watch a seemingly infinite number of shows how you want, where you want and when you want. Streaming services such as hulu, in which disney will now have a controlling stake, cut out the middleman of Domestic Television stations, broadcasting directly into millions of homes. The Fox International footprint has some extremely High End Technology to deliver all this content to consumers in more modern ways. Sky in europe is a good example of that, star india another one. And so, to the consumer, not only will they be getting more great content, high quality content, but theyll be getting it in ways that they demand. Sky news and sky sports look set to continue, while fox says its own bid for full control of sky, currently stuck with regulators, remains in place. Even with this acquisition, disney is playing catch up with tech giants like facebook, amazon and apple, who, if they arent there already, are coming to a small screen near you. Amol rajan, bbc news. The Communications Regulator in the us has voted to repeal rules aimed at ensuring a free and open internet. Net neutrality as its known was introduced in the 0bama era, it means that Internet Service providers must treat all data the same and cant block access to content. For more on this heres the bbcs Business Reporter yogita limaye. Im just outside this building, the federal communications commission, thats where the vote took place and three members of the 5 member panel voted to repeal this legislation. Essentially whats happened is theyve lifted the rules that didnt allow Internet Service providers, the companies that brought you the web, they didnt allow these companies to charge different prices for different websites, so in essence it could mean for a consumer that now your Internet Company could actually say that if you want to access these four websites at a certain price, if you want to access another set of websites, thats at a different price. It will also Mean Companies could go to web based businesses and said if you pay us a certain amount of money we could give you your website or service at a faster speed than perhaps your rival. This of course isnt something we will probably see come into Effect Tomorrow but its also a ruled that doesnt need to be voted on by congress. However, weve had lots of protesters here outside this building today and many groups of people saying they will go to court and sue the fcc. So well have to see procedurally how this will be in the lamented here in america. Nick frisch is a Foreign Affairs journalist and resident fellow at yale law school. He has written extensively on Internet Access and control china. I began by asking him why internet regulation is so vital. The major difference between the internet before 2015 and after the rules being rescinded now is a question of scale and the role the internet plays in our public discourse. There was a time when electricity wasnt an important thing, there was a time when Running Water wasnt an important thing, but over time it got to a point where everyone used those things and the government had to treat them as a utility. The internet was very young and as time went on there was the potential for corporate abuse and thats when the government stepped in to insure it would be like a utility and thats what we saw under the 0bama administration and thats whats being rescinded now. The former chair of the fcc has been critical of the Business Case for this, he says theres no evidence that investment being put off why the regulations, he said surely verizon and at t dont need any more money and the setup now, which is meant to regulate the new situation, is not a quick for it, either legally or technically, what do you make of those criticisms . I think those criticisms are very valid. I think the fact even things run from private companies have a strong Public Interest, water and electricity, but unlike those other public utilities, what happens with the internet concerns a core American Value and that is freedom of speech. It doesnt matter if youre a major corporation, young start up or a blogger, you have equal access to this important Public Square and the rules currently constituted with the vote today make Companies Less accountable and create less transparency so that we dont know whats happening with our internet, even though there is a compelling Public Interest in knowing. I know you see china as a horrible game warning here, why . China is a different system, they make no bones about that. Theyre very straightforward about the fact they believe the internet should be regulated, they have a concept of internet sovereignty and they do not apologise for how they handled the internet within their system internally. The risk is that china is such a large market and Many American firms are so eager to get access to china, and china has such a compelling interest in shaping the narrative about china overseas, that it creates a perfect storm of bad incentives for american corporations who have potential business before the chinese government. Not just for what happens on the internet within china, but for what happens on the internet across the entire world. Stay with us on bbc news, still to come an exclusive new hospital opens in dubai and all its patients are 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. 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Four children have died when a train crashed into a school bus at a level crossing in southern france. 20 others were injured eleven critically in the accident, close to the town of millas, near the city of perpignan. Bill hayton reports. Either side of the rail line, the two halves of the bus. About 20 children from a local secondary school were on board when it was hit by the train. The countrys Prime Minister flew down to meet their families. Translation i want to express my sadness, shared with all those who witnessed, directly or indirectly, this incident. Id like to salute the Emergency Response by the firemen, the ambulances and all those who try to help in the best way possible when they found out about the accident. As the survivors were taken to hospital, a judicial enquiry was opened to find out what happened. No other vehicles were involved and the Train Company says the level crossing was operating as normal. Its the third multiple casualties accident on french railways in the past four years, a point made by frances former president. Translation we are not used to these types of incidents but they keep on happening. Accident prevention and vigilance are notjust words but rather obligations. We cannot just accept that children are dying. Local officials have described the scene of the crash as like a warzone. Investigators are waiting to investigate what brought calamity to this quiet corner of france. Eu leaders are expected to formally agree to start talks on negotiating britains future relationship after it leaves the european union. The European Commission has said sufficient progress has been made on the first phase to move onto discussing how issues such as security and trade will be tackled in the future. Kevin connolly has more from brussels. This has not just this has notjust been a summit about brexit. Have been talks about migration, what eu should do about those migrants reaching europe across the mediterranean. Rizwan has been an issue, and the future of the eurozone. That you cannot get away from brexit for long. This was the moment when the leaders of the eu 27 decided the uk had enough had made enough progress on phase one issues in the talks about is the irish border, citizens rights, and a financial settlement, to allow the whole thing to move on to phase two, talking about trade and issues of transition. It feels like a big moment, but there isnt the slightest doubt there are plenty of difficulties and plenty of sticking points to come in the future. You can gauge the sense of relief year at the progress made so far when you consider that when theresa may talk about her personal commitments to a smooth brexit, she was greeted with a round of applause from herfellow leaders. Probably the first round of applause of the whole process so far, and perhaps the last one. Time to come. A mile underwater off the coast of Papua New Guinea, preparations are underway for the worlds first deep ocean mine. Rocks found on the ocean floor are exceptionally rich in copper and gold and could be worth billions of pounds. But scientists are warning that mining the rock will devastate marine life, and the broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough has condemned the plans. 0ur science editor David Shukman has been given exclusive access to the project. In the brilliant tropical waters of Papua New Guinea a controversial project is taking place that could have a huge impact on the oceans. A vast lumbering machine is going through final testing. It looks like a cross between something military and an invention from science fiction. Its whirling steel teeth are designed to break up the rocks of the sea bed. This will be part of the worlds first deep sea mine. This is the first time that anything like this has ever been tried, sending these massive machines a mile down to the ocean floor and there, well, tearing it up to send valuable metals up to the surface. And because this is all so new, no one really knows exactly what the impact is going to be. The Company Behind the mine portrays it as a neat and efficient way to get at rich deposits of gold and copper, and it claims there will be less disruption than there is in mines on land. The offshore alternative is in fact from