
'Matilda' mops up 7 prizes at theater's Oliviers
Mischievous musical "Matilda" dominated British theater's Olivier Awards on Sunday, winning seven prizes including a joint best-actress trophy for the ...
'Matilda' leads race for London's Olivier Awards
Broadway-bound show "Matilda The Musical" gained 10 nominations Thursday for British theater's Laurence Olivier Awards — including a joint best ...

UK police thought phone hacking widespread in 2006
Detectives pursuing British tabloid phone hacking in 2006 quickly concluded that the practice was not confined to a rogue News of the World reporter ...

UK police: Culture of illegal payments at The Sun
Rupert Murdoch's top-selling U.K. tabloid, The Sun, had a culture of making illegal payments to corrupt public officials in return for stories, a ...

J.Lo, Fergie add star power to Rio Carnival parade
As millions watched the sequin-clad samba dancers at Rio de Janeiro's iconic Carnival parade Sunday, at least a few eyes turned toward the stars, or ...

British police arrest 5 in tabloid bribery probe
The criminal investigation into British tabloid skullduggery turned full force on a second Rupert Murdoch publication Saturday, with the arrest of ...

Murdoch to pay Jude Law, 36 others for hacking
Rupert Murdoch's media empire apologized and agreed to cash payouts Thursday to 37 people — including a movie star, a soccer player, a top British ...
Murdoch company to pay hacking damages in 36 cases
Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper company on Thursday agreed to pay damages to 36 high-profile victims of tabloid phone-hacking, including actor Jude ...

Reporters defend tabloids at UK media inquiry
Reporters and editors from Britain's Sun tabloid painted their newspaper as a moral paragon Monday, saying accuracy was paramount and privacy always ...
"Sherlock Holmes" sequel has London premiere
Sherlock Holmes is back on the streets of London — or rather Robert Downey Jr., the actor who plays him, is for the European premiere of "Sherlock ...
Jude Law, Kevin Spacey vie for Whatsonstage awards
There's a Hollywood cast for Britain's Whatsonstage theater awards, with James Earl Jones, Jude Law and Kevin Spacey competing for best actor in a ...
Scorsese's 'Hugo' UK premiere gets royal audience
Academy Award winner Martin Scorsese is in London's Leicester Square for the royal premiere of his first-ever 3D movie, "Hugo." Based on Brian ...

JK Rowling: UK press left me feeling under siege
Writer J.K. Rowling and actress Sienna Miller gave a London courtroom a vivid picture on Thursday of the anxiety, anger and fear produced by living ...