Search results for ‘rebekah brooks’
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Murdoch’s arrival spurs calls for BSkyB bid delay
All eyes turn to the arrival in the UK of News Corporation chairman Rupert Murdoch, who says his first priority is Rebekah Brooks, despite facing mounting pressure to drop his takeover bid for BSkyB.
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LIVE BLOG: News of the World scandal
David Cameron addresses a press conference in the wake of the decision to close the News of the World, telling journalists he would have accepted Rebekah Brooks’s resignation.
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Rupert Murdoch’s BSkyB takeover ‘in disarray’
As calls grow for Rebekah Brooks to be sacked, Channel 4 News learns the axing of the News of the World may have “shifted” the fate of Rupert Murdoch’s bid to take full control of BSkyB.
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LIVE BLOG: MPs debate News of the World ‘hackgate’
Rupert Murdoch is standing by Rebekah Brooks as calls grow for her to resign from News International because of the phone hacking scandal. Add your voice to the live blog.
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Cameron wants phone hacking inquiry
David Cameron calls for a public and independent inquiry into “disgusting” phone-hacking allegations as Rupert Murdoch backs former NOTW editor Rebekah Brooks.
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Dowler phone hack ‘truly dreadful’
The Prime Minister has described allegations that Milly Dowler’s phone was hacked as “truly dreadful”. The News of the World’s former editor, Rebekah Brooks, says she is “appalled” by the claims.
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Exclusive: MPs ‘backed off’ over phone-hacking probe
Channel 4 News learns that members of the committee set up to investigate phone hacking shied away from forcing News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks to attend a meeting with them.
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Sienna Miller settles phone hacking claims against The Sun owner
Sienna Miller has said The Sun newspaper “nearly ruined her life” and “profited off her misery”, after intruding into her personal life – and private medical records. She said one of its journalists paid someone to access medical records showing she was pregnant – and that the paper’s then editor Rebekah Brooks told her publicist…
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Former News of the World journalist admits hacking
Ian Edmondson pleads guilty to conspiring with hacker Glenn Mulcaire to listen to the voicemails of a host of celebrities, politicians and royalty between 2000 and 2006.
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Phone hacking: Clooney to direct the movie
News that George Clooney is to direct a movie about the phone hacking scandal has caused a buzz – but who should he cast? Channel 4 News’ Hayley Barlow has some tongue-in-cheek suggestions.
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Phone hacking: Andy Coulson sentenced to 18 months
As David Cameron’s former communications chief Andy Coulson is sentenced to 18 months in prison for conspiracy to intercept voicemail messages, the prime minister says “no-one is above the law”.
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Phone hacking: A to Z of the ‘trial of the century’
It was the trial that had everything – cats, pizzas, witches and Fairy Liquid. Here’s an alphabetical guide to what happened over eight months at the Old Bailey’s court 12.
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PM must keep his promises: Milly Dowler’s sister
Gemma Dowler calls on the prime minister to keep the promises he made to her family that press regulation would be strengthened. Her teenage sister Milly’s phone was hacked after she disappeared.
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How the hacking trial unfolded: claims and counter-claims
It was one of the longest trials in English legal history that changed the media landscape and gave the public an unflinching glimpse into the lives of the rich and famous.
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Coulson tells hacking trial he heard Blunkett voicemails
Former editor of the News of the World Andy Coulson tells the hacking trial he was “shocked” to hear voicemails of David Blunkett “declaring his love” for a married woman.