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Ex-tabloid boss Brooks faces phone hacking charges
Former U.K. tabloid editor Rebekah Brooks, her husband and four close aides were charged Tuesday over alleged attempts to conceal evidence in ...
Ex-tabloid chief spills on links to UK's Cameron
Former hotshot editor Rebekah Brooks has drawn Prime Minister David Cameron closer into Britain's tabloid phone hacking scandal, saying he had offered ...
Ex-tabloid chief: Cameron sent message when I quit
Former News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks — a pivotal figure in Britain's tabloid phone hacking saga — told the country's media ethics inquiry ...
PM's ex-aide denies he was hired for Murdoch ties
The secretive spin doctor who helped bring Prime Minister David Cameron to power made a rare public appearance Thursday at Britain's media ethics ...
UK's Cameron braces for Rebekah Brooks' testimony
Prime Minister David Cameron's friendships with two suspects at the heart of Britain's phone hacking scandal will come under spotlight this week in ...
Rebekah Brooks called to UK press ethics inquiry
Former News of the World editor and Rupert Murdoch lieutenant Rebekah Brooks will testify next week at Britain's media ethics inquiry, organizers ...
Murdoch, politicians under pressure after report
Not fit to run a major company. It is a damning judgment on Rupert Murdoch, a threat to his British assets — and a headache for Britain's government.
UK's Cameron: No pact with Murdoch over takeover
Prime Minister David Cameron acknowledged Sunday that he wooed Rupert Murdoch as he attempted to win power in Britain, but insisted he never struck ...
Rupert Murdoch's many high-placed friends
The phone hacking scandal roiling Britain has cast a fresh light on the cozy ties and outsized political clout of media mogul Rupert Murdoch, the ...
Murdoch to be quizzed on his UK political sway
He was long considered one of the most important power brokers in British politics. Now, with his influence shriveled by Britain's phone hacking ...
UK prosecutors consider charges over phone hacking
Criminal charges are being considered against 11 people in four cases related to investigations into phone hacking and other alleged misconduct by ...
Blogger exposes links between UK journos, shady PI
The names of three dozen British journalists allegedly involved with a shady private investigator were leaked Tuesday to the Internet, posing another ...
James Murdoch steps down as BSkyB chairman
Once his father's heir apparent, James Murdoch stepped down Tuesday as chairman of British Sky Broadcasting, surrendering one of the biggest jobs in ...
Journalist: London police gave reporters grades
London's Metropolitan Police Service "graded" reporters on their coverage of the agency, a senior crime journalist for The Sun tabloid said Thursday.
James Murdoch: 'I could have asked more questions'
News Corp. executive James Murdoch acknowledged Wednesday that he could have done more to get to grips with the phone hacking scandal that has rocked ...
UK police arrest Rebekah Brooks in hacking probe
Former News International executive Rebekah Brooks and her racehorse trainer husband Charlie were arrested in dawn raids that also netted four other ...
UK PM Cameron says he did ride the gift horse
Prime Minister David Cameron stood before the world's media Friday and finally admitted: Yes, he had ridden the horse. News that the Metropolitan ...
James Murdoch quits role at UK newspaper branch
James Murdoch, his credibility diminished and his future at the helm of his father's media empire in doubt, has stepped down as executive chairman of ...
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 ...
Tabloid editor got free horse from UK police force
British police gave former News of the World tabloid editor Rebekah Brooks a retired police steed to look after, the force confirmed Tuesday — but ...
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 ...
Staff at The Sun tabloid arrested in bribe inquiry
Britain's biggest-selling newspaper was fighting to contain the damage after five employees at The Sun tabloid were arrested Saturday in an inquiry ...