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The culture secretary has approved the proposed takeover of Sky by 21st Century Fox – as a bidding war with rival Comcast intensifies. Fox’s bid to buy the 61% of Sky it does not already own had been held up by regulators amid concerns the US company would have too much influence over the UK media landscape.Final approval of the deal by newly appointed Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright ends a regulatory saga over the tie-up which was first announced in December 2016.To address those concerns, Fox has agreed to sell Sky News to Disney, with a commitment that the channel…

A devastating earthquake that rocked central Mexico in September last year has revealed the remnants of a temple inside an Aztec pyramid. The temple, dedicated to the rain god Tlaloc, was unearthed by archaeologists using radar technology.It is located deep within the Teopanzolco pyramid in the city of Cuernavaca in Morelos state.Experts from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) in Mexico say the structure probably dates back to around 1150. Image: Archaeologists searched the site after it was rocked by an earthquake in September last year The site was used by the Tlahuica people who lived in Morelos.A…

It may only be a flying visit, but President Trump is packing a lot in when he jets into Stansted airport this afternoon. Here’s what his trip has in store. Dinner at Blenheim Thursday Afternoon He and the first lady, Melania, will have a meet and greet at the new US embassy in London – a project that the president previously criticised as being too expensive and in a “lousy” and “off” location.They will also attend a black-tie dinner at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, hosted by the prime minister.The stately home is the birthplace of Winston Churchill and a UNESCO…

DFS Furniture has warned that the UK’s heatwave has hit its bottom line, with full-year earnings for 2018 expected to be lower than 2017. The owner of Dwell and Sofa Workshop says shoppers have been kept out of its stores because of the hot weather, and the fall in earnings has also been blamed on “disruption” to ships bringing supplies from Asia.Like-for-like revenues have fallen about 4% over the 49 weeks to 7 July, the company said.Analysts had been expecting earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of £84.51m for the year ending July.However, in a statement, DFS said…

The BBC says it is getting closer to ending the pay gap, despite the top 10 list of big earners still being made up of men. A 2017/18 salary report shows that Match Of The Day host Gary Lineker is the top earner, taking home about £1.75m. Image: Gary Lineker is the BBC’s highest paid star, taking home around £1.75m a year Chris Evans, who was knocked off last year’s top spot, was still one of the broadcaster’s best-paid stars, followed by Radio 2 DJ Graham Norton.The other top 10 earners were broadcasters Steve Wright, Huw Edwards, Jeremy Vine, Alan…

Is football coming home? With England now in the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup it’s closer than a lot of us can remember – and the effects are being felt in pubs, streets and supermarkets across the country.As fans throughout England prepare for the Three Lions’ biggest match in decades on Wednesday night, we take a look at the numbers behind the country’s World Cup fever… The British Beer and Pub Association is predicting an extra 10 million pints will be sold during the semi-final against Croatia.It’s predicted that the knockout stage alone may have boosted the economy by…

Donald Trump has declared Germany is a “captive” of Russia as he launched an angry assault on US allies at the start of a two-day NATO summit. At a breakfast with NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg before the arrival of other world leaders, the US president kept up his typically vociferous campaign for other countries to boost their defence spending.It raises the prospect of another acrimonious gathering of world leaders, following Mr Trump’s junking of a G7 agreement in Canada last month.Mr Trump immediately targeted Germany as he spoke in Brussels – citing an “inappropriate” gas deal with Russia that…

Sky plc, the owner of Sky News, today agreed to a takeover by 21st Century Fox, the US entertainment giant, valuing it at £24.5bn. Fox, which is already Sky’s biggest shareholder with a 39.1% stake, agreed to buy out other shareholders at a price of £14 a share.That trumps the £12.50 a share offer tabled in April by Comcast, the US cable giant, which valued Sky at £22.5bn.The latest offer is also a substantial improvement on the £10.75 Fox offered when it first sought to buy out Sky’s other shareholders in December 2016.That offer was delayed by a series of…

Adam Parsons, correspondentIn a World Cup of great scenes, one of the most remarkable was captured thousands of miles away.It was a short film of Sam Allardyce, briefly England’s manager, now watching the team’s game against Panama, sitting on his own in a London pub, munching a burger.The Ghost of Christmas Past brought thudding back to Earth.Allardyce’s fall from grace led to the appointment of Gareth Southgate, who may turn out to be the most important England manager for a generation. Southgate has demonstrated that we’ve been getting it wrong for ages.Ever since the job of England manager was invented,…

All 12 of the boys rescued from a cave complex in Thailand “took care of themselves well” during their two weeks trapped underground, a health official in the country has said. The last four of the young footballers and their 25-year-old Wild Boars team coach were carried out of the Tham Luang cave system on Tuesday, on the third and final day of what has been lauded as the “largest, most complex cave rescue in history”.Although three of the boys are receiving treatment for a lung infection, health minister Thongchai Lertwilairatanapong told reporters they are all doing well and took…