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Cathy Newman
I went as a cub reporter for the Independent newspaper, and one of Mr Murdoch’s new recruits, film critic Barry Norman, made my day by inexplicably mistaking me for the actress Cate Blanchett.
I have only had two and a half hours to speed through the 350 pages of Sir Alex Ferguson’s autobiography, but my first impression is that the new Manchester United manager David Moyes needn’t worry.
In a bid to reassure its advertisers, social media giant Facebook announces that it will no longer display ads alongside pages or groups with violent, graphic or sexual content.
Damned by a parliamentary committee for toxic leadership of HBOS, Andy Hornby remains eligible to draw his £240,000 pension at 50 and still has his job running bookmakers Coral. Is this right?
Half a million O2 broadband customers will be transferred to Sky, which will become the UK’s second-largest broadband provider as a result of the deal.
David Cameron has used his New Year message to insist Britain’s economy is on the right track, but declined to raise controversial issues such as gay marriage, EU, or even the horse, Raisa.
Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper for the iPad era, The Daily, shuts after less than two years, as News Corporation also announces the departure of Tom Mockridge from News International.
Gary Gibbon
Leveson verdict: the signs are that David Cameron is not ready to jump up and accept this proposal.
“Outrageous”, “reckless” and “frankly appalling”: Lord Justice Leveson delivers a damning verdict on the press. But David Cameron says he has “serious concerns” about the proposal of a new press law.
Ofcom rules that Sky, which is partially owned by the Murdoch family, should hold onto its broadcast licence in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal.
Jeremy Hunt is the big winner from the reshuffle. But the move from culture to health will prompt head scratching from those who thought the Murdoch scandal had cut short his political life.
Plans by the government to introduce a register of lobbyists should be scrapped as they could make things worse not better, a group of MPs warns.
A Virgin Media campaign featuring Usain Bolt attracts a third round of complaints, this time over misleading claims about doubling “everyone’s” broadband speeds.
David Cameron gives evidence to the Leveson inquiry into media standards about his alleged “closeness” to members of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire. Add your voice.
David Cameron gives evidence to the Leveson inquiry into media ethics.