Rupert Murdoch and Ann Lesley Smith call off engagement

Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch and ex-police chaplain Ann Lesley Smith have abruptly called off their engagement weeks after announcing it.

Vanity Fair quoted a source close to Mr Murdoch, 92, as saying he had become uncomfortable with what were described as the outspoken evangelical views of Ms Smith, 66.

Mr Murdoch, who split with fourth wife Jerry Hall in 2022, is yet to comment.

But his engagement with Ms Smith was announced only last month.

The two met in September at an event at his vineyard in California.