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Murdochs face grilling in UK Parliament
Article
/ 19 July 2011

Murdochs face grilling in UK Parliament

News Corp chief executive Rupert Murdoch and his son James face questions from Parliament on Tuesday in the phone-hacking scandal.

By Keith Weir
Inside Rebekah Brooks’ News of the World
Article
/ 18 July 2011

Inside Rebekah Brooks’ News of the World

"It was the kind of place you get out of and you never want to go back again," said a former reporter of the <em>News of the World</em>.

By Georgina Prodhan and Kate Holton
Clarke keeps cool to grab British Open victory
Article
/ 18 July 2011

Clarke keeps cool to grab British Open victory

Darren Clarke became the oldest winner of the British Open in 44 years after a three-stroke lead ahead of Americans Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson.

By Rob Woollard
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Article
/ 18 July 2011

Hacking scandal fells Britain’s top policeman

A phone-hacking scandal centred on Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp cost Britain’s top policeman his job.

By Kate Holton and Keith Weir
Police arrest Murdoch ally Rebekah Brooks
Article
/ 17 July 2011

Police arrest Murdoch ally Rebekah Brooks

Rebekah Brooks, former editor of the <i>News of the World</i> and a favoured lieutenant of Rupert Murdoch, was arrested on Sunday.

By Mohammed Abbas
News Corp’s Brooks feels ‘deep sense of responsibility’
Article
/ 15 July 2011

News Corp’s Brooks feels ‘deep sense of responsibility’

Rebekah Brooks, CEO of Rupert Murdoch’s British newspaper wing, has said she felt a "deep sense of responsibility for the people we have hurt".

By Sam Reeves
News Corp’s Rebekah Brooks falls on her sword
Article
/ 15 July 2011

News Corp’s Rebekah Brooks falls on her sword

Rebekah Brooks, Rupert Murdoch’s most senior newspaper executive in Britain and close confidante, quit News Corp on Friday.

By Staff Reporter
News Corp won’t rush into asset sales
Article
/ 14 July 2011

News Corp won’t rush into asset sales

With its bid for BSkyB withdrawn, News Corp is turning its attention to fighting the political and legal fall-out of the UK phone hacking scandal.

By Nadia Damouni
News Corp drops BSkyB bid
Article
/ 13 July 2011

News Corp drops BSkyB bid

Rupert Murdoch’s News Crop has dropped its bid for British Sky Broadcasting ahead of a House of Commons vote on whether to forbid the takeover.

By Staff Reporter
Phone hack fallout may spread to US
Article
/ 13 July 2011

Phone hack fallout may spread to US

The British Parliament will back a motion on Wednesday urging Rupert Murdoch to drop plans to buy the whole of broadcaster BSkyB.

By Kate Holton and Georgina Prodhan
UK cops: Terror was bigger priority than phone hacking
Article
/ 12 July 2011

UK cops: Terror was bigger priority than phone hacking

At a hearing on Britain’s phone hacking scandal, top cops told lawmakers they had been too busy preventing terrorism to probe the abuse properly.

By William Maclean and Michael Holden
Gordon Brown targeted by Murdoch’s papers
Article
/ 12 July 2011

Gordon Brown targeted by Murdoch’s papers

Allegations that Gordon Brown was a target of illegal data gathering by Rupert Murdoch’s newspapers piled pressure on the media baron.

By Kate Holton and Georgina Prodhan
BSkyB shares fall as Murdoch’s bid hangs in balance
Article
/ 11 July 2011

BSkyB shares fall as Murdoch’s bid hangs in balance

Shares in BSkyB fell further as the multi-billion-dollar bid from News Corp to win control of the British satellite broadcaster hung in the balance.

By Staff Reporter
British govt lawyers look to block BSkyB bid
Article
/ 11 July 2011

British govt lawyers look to block BSkyB bid

British government lawyers are drawing up plans to block Rupert Murdoch’s bid to buy out the broadcaster BSkyB.

By Paul Sandle
Could Murdoch deputy take the fall?
Article
/ 10 July 2011

Could Murdoch deputy take the fall?

Attention is now turning to Les Hinton, who headed up News International and now runs the New York-based Dow Jones.

By Kate Holton and Jennifer Saba
1843-2011: Thank You & Goodbye
Article
/ 10 July 2011

1843-2011: Thank You & Goodbye

The final edition of the newspaper engulfed in a phone-hacking scandal was published on Sunday as Rupert Murdoch headed to London.

By Mike Collett White
Closing paper a ‘collective decision’, says Murdoch
Article
/ 9 July 2011

Closing paper a ‘collective decision’, says Murdoch

Rupert Murdoch said on Saturday the decision to close the embattled <i>News of the World</i> tabloid was "a collective decision".

By Sarah McBride
Murdoch flies to London to tackle phone-hack crisis
Article
/ 9 July 2011

Murdoch flies to London to tackle phone-hack crisis

Rupert Murdoch flies to London on Saturday to deal with the escalating phone-hacking crisis engulfing his British newspapers business.

By Jodie Ginsberg and Georgina Prodhan
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Article
/ 7 July 2011

Sunderland set to snap up O’Shea

Manchester United defender John O’Shea is set to join teammate Wes Brown at Premier League rivals Sunderland, press reports have said.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 7 July 2011

News Corp, BSkyB shares fall after phone-hack row

Rupert Murdoch’s bid to take full control of BSkyB is under fresh scrutiny after <i>News of the World</i>’s phone hacking revelations.

By Graeme Wearden
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Article
/ 6 July 2011

Lawmakers debate Murdoch press phone-hacking claims

British lawmakers will hold an emergency debate on Wednesday over a phone-hacking scandal at the <i>News of the World</i>.

By Jodie Ginsberg
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Article
/ 4 July 2011

Players leave landlords legacy of dirty linen

A mountain of dirty towels or stray underwear left in the washing machine are some of the souvenirs landlords in London return to after Wimbledon.

By Pritha Sarkar
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Article
/ 3 July 2011

Djokovic tames Nadal in final

An inspired Novak Djokovic outplayed Rafa Nadal to win the Wimbledon title with an emphatic 6-4, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3 victory in the final on Sunday.

By Ed Osmond
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Article
/ 3 July 2011

Kvitova gives Sharapova taste of her own medicine

Softly-spoken 21-year-old Czech Petra Kvitova celebrated her Wimbledon singles title with a shy smile on Saturday.

By Martyn Herman
Chelsea will keep spending, Villas-Boas tells Wenger
Article
/ 29 June 2011

Chelsea will keep spending, Villas-Boas tells Wenger

Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has warned Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger that the Blues will continue to splash the cash.

By Steve Griffiths
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Article
/ 29 June 2011

Why does China love Shakespeare?

Wen Jiabao’s visit to Stratford was graceful cultural diplomacy — but reflects China’s real fascination with Shakespeare.

By Frances Wood
Federer: I’m still hungry for Slam success
Article
/ 27 June 2011

Federer: I’m still hungry for Slam success

Roger Federer insists he hasn’t been fretting about when or — perhaps more to the point — if he will win a 17th Grand Slam championship.

By Howard Fendrich
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Article
/ 25 June 2011

Crowds brave rain, mud to see U2 Glastonbury debut

A hundred thousand people braved rain, cold and mud to see Irish rockers U2 at Glastonbury on Friday in their first appearance at the famous festival.

By Mike Collett White
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Article
/ 24 June 2011

Larynx transplant trials given green light

A report by the college said the ­pioneering ­procedure could help people who had cancer of the ­larynx to speak and breathe normally again.

By Sarah Boseley
Chelsea appoint Villas-Boas as manager
Article
/ 22 June 2011

Chelsea appoint Villas-Boas as manager

Chelsea confirmed the appointment of Portugal’s Andre Villas-Boas as their new manager on Wednesday.

By Mitch Phillips
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Article
/ 22 June 2011

UK teenager arrested over hacking attacks

The hunt for hackers believed to have staged attacks on websites ranging from law enforcement bodies to Sony has led to the arrest of a teenager.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 21 June 2011

Teen arrested for Lulz hack attacks

UK police working with the FBI have arrested a teenager in connection with attacks by the Lulz hacker group on the CIA, the US Senate and Sony.

By Danny Kemp
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