Murdoch 'offers to sell Sky News'

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp has offered to sell Sky News to allay concerns about the media giant’s takeover bid for British Sky Broadcasting, it was reported tonight.

The sale is understood to be a move to reassure Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt, who is considering whether to refer News Corp’s proposed £7.5bn (€8.8bn) bid for the shares in BSkyB it does not already own to the Competition Commission, the BBC said.