Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt faced fresh pressure Saturday after a press ethics inquiry released dozens of light-hearted text messages between him and a lobbyist for Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, whom he called "mon ami" and "papa". More »Jeremy Hunt called Murdoch aide 'mon ami' and 'papa'
Britain's culture minister faced fresh pressure Saturday after a press ethics inquiry … More »British minister called Murdoch aide …
Britain's culture minister faced fresh pressure Saturday after a press ethics inquiry … More »British minister called Murdoch aide …
Britain's culture minister faced fresh pressure Saturday after a press ethics inquiry released dozens of light-hearted text messages between him and a lobbyist for Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, whom he called "mon ami" and "papa". More »British minister called Murdoch aide 'papa'
A woman who works for Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper arm was released on bail Friday after she was arrested as part of an investigation into the bribery of public officials, Scotland Yard said. More »Female Murdoch employee bailed in UK bribery probe
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron rejected calls to fire his Culture Minister on Friday after a public inquiry heard how the minister had ignored warnings from staff to lend his support to a major Rupert Murdoch takeover deal. Appearing … More »Cameron defends role in Murdoch takeover deal
Police arrested a woman who works for Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper arm News International on Friday as part of an investigation into the bribery of public officials, the company said. More »Female Murdoch employee held in bribery probe
A lobbyist for Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation "bombarded" Jeremy Hunt's special adviser with information about the media giant's bid to take over BSkyB, the Leveson Inquiry has heard. More »Murdoch man 'bombarded' Hunt's aide
British Prime Minister David Cameron appointed a minister to decide on Rupert Murdoch's bid for control of pay-TV giant BSkyB, despite knowing that the official backed the deal, an inquiry has heard. More »PM picked 'pro-Murdoch' minister for BSkyB deal
Downing Street is facing fresh questions over the decision to appoint Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt to oversee the controversial bid for BSkyB by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. More »Hunt Under Fresh Pressure Over BSkyB Bid
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron gave the job of ruling on a multi-billion dollar takeover by News Corp to a minister he knew supported the deal, an inquiry heard on Thursday, reigniting accusations he was in hock to Rupert Murdoch. Jeremy … More »UK appointed pro-Murdoch minister to News Corp bid
Former News International CEO Rebekah Brooks has had her bail renewed over allegations of phone hacking and illegal payments to police and other officials. More »Rebekah Brooks Faces Wait On Further Charges
LONDON (Reuters) - British newspaper group Daily Mail & General Trust said it still expected full-year earnings to grow, helped by an improved second-half performance, after the cost of disposals, restructuring and redundancies hit its first half. "Clearly … More »Cover price rise keeps Daily Mail on track
LONDON (Reuters) - One of Britain's most respected journalists said on Wednesday that former tabloid newspaper editor Piers Morgan showed him how to hack into phones 10 years ago, the latest twist in a scandal that has so far centred on Rupert Murdoch. … More »Piers Morgan accused again on hacking
LONDON (Reuters) - One of Britain's most respected journalists said on Wednesday that former tabloid newspaper editor Piers Morgan showed him how to hack into phones 10 years ago, the latest twist in a scandal that has so far centred on Rupert Murdoch. … More »Ex-UK editor Morgan accused again on hacking
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - With two of its most distracting conflicts resolved in the past week and a half, Yahoo Inc hopes its new interim chief executive can focus on the biggest challenge of all: turning the company into an entertainment and information … More »Yahoo under Levinsohn seen shifting to content, advertising
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - With two of its most distracting conflicts resolved in the past week and a half, Yahoo Inc hopes its new interim chief executive can focus on the biggest challenge of all: turning the company into an entertainment and information … More »Yahoo under Levinsohn seen shifting to content, advertising
LONDON (Reuters) - MP Tom Watson, an outspoken critic of Rupert Murdoch who played a prominent role in exposing phone hacking at his British newspaper business, said on Tuesday politicians had been scared of being targeted by the media mogul's tabloids. … More »MPs scared of News International - Watson
British lawmakers on Tuesday referred three former executives of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. to their standards committee over claims they misled parliament over the phone-hacking scandal. More »Parliament to probe ex-Murdoch aides over hacking
The Commons standards watchdog has been asked to examine claims that three former News International executives lied to MPs examining the phone-hacking scandal. More »Commons to probe hacking 'lies'
Parliament is conducting an unprecedented debate in modern British politics, as MPs discuss how to pursue News International executives who have been found to have misled the media committee. More »Parliament's justice: MPs debate News International punishment
BSkyB chief executive Jeremy Darroch has told Jeff Randall that the company is independent and not controlled by the Murdochs. More »BSkyB Chief Says Company Is 'Independent'
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's beleaguered media minister Jeremy Hunt, under fire over his contacts with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, came under renewed pressure on Monday after a parliamentary watchdog said it would investigate allegations he had failed … More »Watchdog to probe Hunt in News Corp row
MPs will debate attempts by News International executives' to mislead parliament tomorrow, in a historic Commons session. More »Commons to debate whether News International misled parliament
Parliament launched a probe Monday into claims that culture minister Jeremy Hunt, who has faced calls to quit over ties to Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., failed to declare a string of donations. More »'Minister for Murdoch' Jeremy Hunt investigated
Tessa Jowell sought an assurance from Tony Blair he had made no deal with Rupert Murdoch on media regulation when she was appointed culture secretary, the Leveson Inquiry has been told. More »Blair 'said no deal with Murdoch'
Peter Mandelson and Tessa Jowell will give evidence to the Leveson inquiry today, at the start of a packed week at the royal courts of justice. More »Mandy faces Leveson
LONDON (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch has denied reports that News Corp is considering spinning off its British newspapers to protect the rest of his media empire from a phone hacking scandal. The Daily Telegraph and the Financial Times newspapers said executives … More »Murdoch denies planning to spin off UK newspapers
The two men whose emails triggered a furious row over the conduct of Jeremy Hunt will appear at the Leveson inquiry next week. More »Next week at Leveson: The trial of Jeremy Hunt begins
Police investigating the phone-hacking scandal must act on the evidence "wherever it leads", David Cameron has insisted in the wake of charges against former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks. More »PM: Hacking clues must be followed
LONDON (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch sowed the seeds of the phone hacking scandal that has tarnished his reputation by forcing Britain's most respected newspapers into "a Faustian bargain" with the powerful, a former editor of the Times newspaper said on … More »Former editor says Murdoch sowed seeds of hacking scandal
News International executives briefed David Cameron on "what to say and how to say it" before he met Rupert Murdoch but he "refused to play ball", the Leveson Inquiry has been told. More »Cameron 'told how to treat Murdoch'
David Cameron has attempted to brush off an attack from Labour over his closeness to former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks. More »PM brushes off attack over Brooks
Rupert Murdoch believed the power wielded by his newspapers benefited his wider commercial interests, former cabinet minister Jack Straw has said. More »Murdoch interested in power: Straw
Rebekah Brooks has expressed her bewilderment and launched a defiant attack against police and prosecutors after it was announced that she is to face criminal charges over the phone hacking scandal. More »Angry Brooks 'baffled' by charges
Rebekah Brooks has said she is "baffled" by the decision to charge her in relation to the phone-hacking scandal. More »Brooks 'Baffled' By Hacking Scandal Charge
LONDON (Reuters) - Rebekah Brooks, a close confidante of Rupert Murdoch, was charged on Tuesday with interfering with a police investigation into a phone hacking scandal that has rocked the tycoon's empire and sent shockwaves through the British political … More »Brooks charged in hacking scandal
LONDON (Reuters) - Rebekah Brooks rose from secretary to chief executive of Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper group, but the woman who once partied with prime ministers now faces criminal charges and possible prison time. Entering a London police station … More »A tabloid tale - the rise and fall of Rebekah Brooks
Rebekah Brooks has come out fighting as she became one of the first suspects to be prosecuted over the phone-hacking scandal. More »Brooks hits out over prosecution
Lord Justice Leveson has defended his inquiry into media standards and said he "was not in any way" seeking to challenge the right of Parliament to examine any of the issues his inquiry is covering. More »Leveson defends his media inquiry
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A bigger-than-expected rise in new customers raised hopes that Sky Deutschland was on the road to profitability as the German pay TV firm predicted a summer of sporting events would boost earnings this quarter and next. Sky Deutschland … More »New sign-ups boost SkyD ahead of summer of sport
Former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks is among those facing the first criminal charges in the phone-hacking scandal. More »Rebekah Brooks faces phone-hacking charge
LONDON (Reuters) - Rebekah Brooks, a former top lieutenant in Rupert Murdoch's media empire, will learn on Tuesday whether she will be charged as part of a phone-hacking scandal at one of his British newspapers. Police launched an investigation in January … More »Brooks to learn phone-hacking fate