http://www.mail.com/in-en/people/1466-rupert-murdoch.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/people/1466-rupert-murdoch.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2090622-uk-court-jails-4-lulzsec-hackers-cyberattacks.html LONDON (AP) — Four young computer hackers who masterminded cyberattacks on targets from the CIA to Sony Pictures and Rupert Murdoch's News International were sentenced to up to 32 months in prison on Thursday. The hackers, who were affiliated with the group Lulz Security, had all pleaded guilty to hacking charges. Prosecutors say they also targeted the we... Thu, 16 May 2013 16:34:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2090622-uk-court-jails-4-lulzsec-hackers-cyberattacks.html 2013-05-16T16:34:31Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2073726-ex-uk-police-officer-jailed-leaks-to-tabloid.html LONDON (AP) — A former British police sergeant has been sentenced to 10 months in jail for trying to sell details about a celebrity couple's daughter and other confidential information to The Sun newspaper. James Bowers was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty to misconduct in public office. Prosecutors said he passed information about three incidents... Thu, 09 May 2013 11:46:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2073726-ex-uk-police-officer-jailed-leaks-to-tabloid.html 2013-05-09T11:46:27Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2071792-ferguson-key-man-us-financial-transformation.html LONDON (AP) — Manchester United and Sir Alex Ferguson. Apple and Steve Jobs. Will one of the world's most recognized soccer clubs face the same challenges the world's technology darling did after the departure of its iconic leader? The announcement Wednesday that the Manchester United manager universally known as Fergie will retire has raised concerns not... Wed, 08 May 2013 17:55:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2071792-ferguson-key-man-us-financial-transformation.html 2013-05-08T17:55:27Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2060688-team-directors-play-role-giro-favorites.html NAPLES, Italy (AP) — In terms of big titles, Bradley Wiggins far outshines Giro d'Italia rival Vincenzo Nibali. It's just the opposite for the two men who will be guiding the riders in the team cars when the three-week race begins Saturday. Wiggins is the defending Tour de France champion and has won four Olympic gold medals — three in track cycling, plus... Fri, 03 May 2013 12:23:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2060688-team-directors-play-role-giro-favorites.html 2013-05-03T12:23:23Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2060630-brookss-ex-bodyguard-charged-uk-hacking-probe.html LONDON (AP) — A man who provided protection for the former chief executive of News International has been charged in relation to Britain's wide-ranging phone-hacking investigation, British authorities said Friday. Scotland Yard said David Johnson, 47, allegedly conspired with Rebekah Brooks and five others in July 2011 to conceal computers and other items... Fri, 03 May 2013 11:38:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2060630-brookss-ex-bodyguard-charged-uk-hacking-probe.html 2013-05-03T11:38:22Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2043938-uk-newspapers-reject-press-regulation-plans.html LONDON (AP) — British newspaper publishers including major players like Rupert Murdoch's News International on Thursday rejected the government's proposals for curbing media abuses, saying the plans for regulation would give politicians "an unacceptable degree of interference" in press freedom. The Newspaper Society, which represents thousands of national... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:46:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2043938-uk-newspapers-reject-press-regulation-plans.html 2013-04-25T15:46:46Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2043554-3-under-investigation-topless-kate-photos.html PARIS (AP) — French prosecutors have placed the publisher and photographer of unauthorized topless snaps of Prince William's wife, Kate, under formal criminal investigation, they said Thursday. Mondadori Magazines France and local photographer Valerie Suau were placed under investigation earlier this month over possible criminal exploitation of the images... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:31:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2043554-3-under-investigation-topless-kate-photos.html 2013-04-25T15:31:08Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2041374-reporter-murdochs-sun-charged-bribery.html LONDON (AP) — A senior reporter at Rupert Murdoch's The Sun newspaper is being charged with conspiring to pay 23,000 pounds (roughly $35,000) in bribes in return for tips about the royal family, prosecutors said Wednesday. The Sun's Chief Royal Correspondent Duncan Larcombe is alleged to have conspired with employees of Sandhurst — Britain's prestigious m... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:14:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2041374-reporter-murdochs-sun-charged-bribery.html 2013-04-24T13:14:22Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2028024-senior-british-journalist-charged-bribes.html LONDON (AP) — The Sun newspaper's executive editor was charged Thursday with authorizing bribes to a government official, making him one of most senior journalists to be caught up in Britain's sprawling media ethics scandal. Fergus Shanahan is accused of authorizing one of his journalists to make two payments totaling 7,000 pounds ($10,700) to an unidenti... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:07:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2028024-senior-british-journalist-charged-bribes.html 2013-04-18T15:07:54Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2008124-lulzsec-hacker-pleads-guilty-to-cyberattacks.html LONDON (AP) — A British computer hacker affiliated to the group Lulz Security pleaded guilty Tuesday to cyberattacks on institutions including Sony, Britain's National Health Service and Rupert Murdoch's News International. Ryan Ackroyd admitted one count of carrying out an unauthorized act to impair the operation of a computer. Prosecutors say the 26-yea... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:42:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2008124-lulzsec-hacker-pleads-guilty-to-cyberattacks.html 2013-04-09T15:42:30Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1986478-uk-politician-suing-tabloid-plebgate-claim.html LONDON (AP) — A British politician who lost his Cabinet post after an altercation with police is suing a tabloid newspaper for libel for allegedly misreporting the event. Lawyer Grahan Atkins, says he has issued a libel writ on behalf of Andrew Mitchell against the Rupert Murdoch-owned Sun, which broke the "Plebgate" story in September. Mitchell resigned ... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 11:37:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1986478-uk-politician-suing-tabloid-plebgate-claim.html 2013-03-29T11:37:27Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/1981906-ex-policeman-jailed-selling-info-to-uk-paper.html LONDON (AP) — A former police officer has been jailed in Britain for selling information to Rupert Murdoch's Sun newspaper. Alan Tierney, who formerly worked at Surrey Police, was sentenced to 10 months in prison Tuesday for selling details of arrests, including a case involving Rolling Stone guitarist Ronnie Wood. Tierney, 40, earlier pleaded guilty to t... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:12:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/1981906-ex-policeman-jailed-selling-info-to-uk-paper.html 2013-03-27T15:12:51Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1980006-british-reporters-their-boss-court.html LONDON (AP) — Journalists from Britain's top-selling newspaper have organized a show of solidarity for their boss, who stands accused of authorizing corrupt payments tied to Britain's long-running media ethics scandal. The Sun's deputy editor, Geoff Webster, appeared Tuesday at Westminster Magistrates' Court. He is accused of two counts of conspiring to m... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:45:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1980006-british-reporters-their-boss-court.html 2013-03-26T14:45:39Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1966930-uk-senior-editor-sun-charged-payoffs.html LONDON (AP) — The deputy editor at The Sun tabloid in Britain has been charged with authorizing thousands of pounds in illegal payoffs to government officials, prosecutors announced Wednesday. The charges against Geoff Webster are the latest in a drumbeat of criminal charges against employees of Rupert Murdoch's media empire. Scores of journalists — most ... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:33:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1966930-uk-senior-editor-sun-charged-payoffs.html 2013-03-20T12:33:51Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1962014-politicians-strike-deal-uk-press-regulation.html LONDON (AP) — British politicians struck a last-minute deal on press regulation Monday, unveiling new rules that aim to curb the worst abuses of the country's scandal-ridden media. The deal agreed upon by all three major parties came on the same day a lawyer announced in court that there could potentially be hundreds more hacking victims of Rupert Murdoch... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:26:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1962014-politicians-strike-deal-uk-press-regulation.html 2013-03-19T00:26:51Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/1960660-rowling-to-uk-govt-hacking-victims.html LONDON (AP) — Celebrities including J.K. Rowling and Hugh Grant accused the British government on Sunday of letting down the victims of media intrusion and urged tough new measures to rein in Britain's unruly press. Lawmakers are to vote Monday on rival plans for tougher controls in the wake of the country's phone-hacking scandal. The Conservative-led gov... Sun, 17 Mar 2013 21:50:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/1960660-rowling-to-uk-govt-hacking-victims.html 2013-03-17T21:50:31Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1957836-ex-tabloid-editor-quizzed-phone-hacking-probe.html LONDON (AP) — The former editor of Britain's Daily Mirror tabloid was questioned on Friday by police investigating phone hacking, British media reported. The Press Association, Sky News and others said Richard Wallace, 51, was interviewed under caution. That means he was not arrested but the interview was recorded and could be used in future prosecutions.... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 22:12:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1957836-ex-tabloid-editor-quizzed-phone-hacking-probe.html 2013-03-15T22:12:11Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/music/1957026-charlotte-church-with-material-tour.html LONDON (AP) — In terms of chronological age, Charlotte Church — at just 27 — is probably too young for a comeback tour and album. But launching a second act can be tough when you charmed the world at 12. As a young girl, she sold many millions of records and performed live for a president and a pope before being laid low by a no-win confrontation with Bri... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:27:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/music/1957026-charlotte-church-with-material-tour.html 2013-03-15T13:27:20Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/1954178-cameron-confronts-opposition-media-regulation.html LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday he would champion self-regulation for Britain's scandal-tainted press, bucking a key recommendation of his own media inquiry and setting up what might be a bruising confrontation with his opposition and coalition colleagues. Politicians have been scrambling for a sensitive way to regulate th... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:23:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/1954178-cameron-confronts-opposition-media-regulation.html 2013-03-14T17:23:55Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1954346-uk-phone-hacking-arrests-media-mirror.html LONDON (AP) — British police made four arrests for suspected phone hacking Thursday, the first time that top editors and journalists at the Mirror group have been implicated in the scandal that has rocked U.K. media. One of those arrested was a former deputy to Piers Morgan, the current CNN interviewer, a person briefed on the arrests said. London's Metro... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:35:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1954346-uk-phone-hacking-arrests-media-mirror.html 2013-03-14T16:35:34Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/1940440-uk-ex-policeman-prison-officer-sold-info-to-paper.html LONDON (AP) — A former police officer and a prison officer have admitted selling information to a British tabloid belonging to Rupert Murdoch, pleading guilty Friday to misconduct in a public office. Policeman Alan Tierney admitted selling information to The Sun newspaper about arrests including the case involving Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood. Pri... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:22:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/1940440-uk-ex-policeman-prison-officer-sold-info-to-paper.html 2013-03-08T13:22:05Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/1885928-queen-tops-britains-female-power-list.html LONDON (AP) — She commands obedience only from her staff and her corgis, but Queen Elizabeth II has been named Britain's most powerful woman by a BBC radio program. The monarch topped the list of 100 female figures announced Tuesday on "Woman's Hour," though she is above party politics and her role in government is limited to formalities. The list was dom... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/1885928-queen-tops-britains-female-power-list.html 2013-02-12T12:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/1877200-duchess-york-phone-hack-settlements.html LONDON (AP) — Sarah Ferguson, the former wife of Prince Andrew; British singer-songwriter James Blunt; and Israeli television psychic Uri Geller are among the latest to strike a deal with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. over phone hacking. The three were among 17 hacking victims who settled Friday with News Corp. subsidiary News Group Newspapers over its camp... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 11:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/1877200-duchess-york-phone-hack-settlements.html 2013-02-08T11:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1874606-police-officer-charged-uk-bribery-probe.html LONDON (AP) — British prosecutors are charging a former police officer with leaking information to a tabloid newspaper. The Crown Prosecution Service said Thursday that Alan Tierney, a former constable with Surrey Police, faces two charges of misconduct in public office. Prosecutors say that in 2009 Tierney sold information about a shoplifting incident an... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 11:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1874606-police-officer-charged-uk-bribery-probe.html 2013-02-07T11:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/1871394-liberty-global-to-buy-virgin-media-16b.html NEW YORK (AP) — Liberty Global Inc., the cable TV operator controlled by media mogul John Malone, is buying U.K.-based Virgin Media Inc. in a $16 billion deal that steps up the rivalry between Malone and fellow billionaire Rupert Murdoch. Liberty Global is paying $5.9 billion in cash and the rest in stock for Virgin Media. The combination, announced late ... Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/1871394-liberty-global-to-buy-virgin-media-16b.html 2013-02-06T21:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1861362-british-detective-jailed-phone-hacking-scandal.html LONDON (AP) — A senior British counterterrorism detective was sentenced Friday to 15 months in prison for trying to sell information to Rupert Murdoch's News of the World tabloid. Detective Chief Inspector April Casburn, 53, was the first person convicted on charges related to Britain's phone-hacking scandal since a police investigation was reopened in ea... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 12:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1861362-british-detective-jailed-phone-hacking-scandal.html 2013-02-01T12:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1851386-murdoch-apologizes-sunday-times-cartoon.html LONDON (AP) — Media baron Rupert Murdoch has apologized for a Sunday Times cartoon depicting Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu building a wall using blood-red mortar, an image Jewish leaders said was reminiscent of anti-Semitic propaganda. The political cartoon, which was published on Holocaust Memorial Day, shows Netanyahu wielding a long, sharp trowel a... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 18:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1851386-murdoch-apologizes-sunday-times-cartoon.html 2013-01-28T18:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1837138-uk-tabloid-journalist-charged-police-bribes.html LONDON (AP) — The defense editor of Rupert Murdoch-owned tabloid The Sun and a former police officer have been charged in connection with the bribing of public officials for information, British prosecutors said Tuesday. The Crown Prosecution Service said journalist Virginia Wheeler and Constable Paul Flattley were charged with conspiracy to commit miscon... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1837138-uk-tabloid-journalist-charged-police-bribes.html 2013-01-22T12:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/1829870-paper-armstrong-lawsuit-strengthened-admission.html LONDON (AP) — The British newspaper Sunday Times said its lawsuit against Lance Armstrong has been strengthened by the cyclist's doping confession. The Sunday Times paid Armstrong 300,000 pounds (now about $485,000) in 2006 to settle a case after it reprinted claims from a book that he took performance-enhancing drugs. Now the paper, which is owned by Rup... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 14:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/1829870-paper-armstrong-lawsuit-strengthened-admission.html 2013-01-18T14:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1826630-2-police-officers-arrested-uk-bribery-inquiry.html LONDON (AP) — British police investigating corruption related to the tabloid phone-hacking scandal say they have arrested two police officers and a journalist. London's Metropolitan Police say the three were detained Thursday morning on allegations related to "inappropriate payments to police and public officials." The corruption probe is running alongsid... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 09:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1826630-2-police-officers-arrested-uk-bribery-inquiry.html 2013-01-17T09:21:00Z