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  • 26 Apr 2012

    On his second day of giving evidence at the Leveson Inquiry, Rupert Murdoch will face questions over the allegations of phone hacking and bribery at the heart of the scandal that led to the closure of the News of the World. Follow all the action with Channel 4 News’ live blog and have your say here.

  • 26 Apr 2012

    Rupert Murdoch tells the Leveson inquiry the News of the World was involved in a phone-hacking “cover-up”. But former NoW legal manager Tom Crone accuses Mr Murdoch of a “shameful lie”.

  • 26 Apr 2012

    Pressure grows on Jeremy Hunt as top civil servant repeatedly refuses to confirm that he was telling the truth in his account of the proposed BSkyB takeover.

  • 25 Apr 2012

    Hunt safe for now; Murdoch done for day

    Jeremy Hunt’s immediate chances of survival are looking a bit better than I would’ve guessed this morning.

  • 25 Apr 2012

    Hunt defends himself, Murdoch questions Brown’s state of mind

    All in all though, it was the documents put on-line that fired up yesterday’s session and triggered the furore around Jeremy Hunt’s position. Today looks like being different. The documents Rupert Murdoch refers to in his written statement don’t look like they are seismic. The action, for now, is back in Westminster, even if the anthropological interest is at the high court.

  • 25 Apr 2012

    Rupert Murdoch appears before the Leveson Inquiry, following his son James’ appearance yesterday which unearthed evidence that Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt ‘secretly supported’ News Corp’s bid for BSkyB. Mr Murdoch Snr is due to take the stand today from 10am to 4.30pm and on Thursday. We’ll be live blogging all the action here and you can have your say on the day’s events as they unfold in the box below.

  • 25 Apr 2012

    Following the publication of emails between the culture secretary’s office and News Corp, Jeremy Hunt tells MPs of his “huge regret” after the resignation of his special adviser Adam Smith.

  • 25 Apr 2012

    Gordon Brown calls for Rupert Murdoch to correct his testimony to the Leveson inquiry after the media mogul claimed the former prime minister made threats when the Sun backed the Tories in 2009.

  • 24 Apr 2012

    Murdoch’s revenge? Will he get a scalp?

    Jeremy Hunt’s defence must be that it wasn’t him that was in direct contact with the Murdoch team but his Special Adviser Adam Smith and the Mr Smith wasn’t representing his real thoughts.

  • 24 Apr 2012

    James Murdoch appears before the Leveson Inquiry today, ahead of his father Rupert who will give evidence for two days on Wednesday and Thursday. Murdoch Jnr is due up before the Inquiry between 10am and 4.30pm. We’ll be live blogging all the action here and you can have your say on the day’s events as they unfold in the box below.

  • 23 Apr 2012

    A senior editor at Sky News tells the Leveson inquiry its journalists might consider breaking the law to expose wrongdoing, as Ofcom launches an probe into the hacking of emails by its reporters.

  • 5 Apr 2012

    Sky News admits to hacking emails, including the account of John Darwin, the “canoe man” accused of faking his own death.

  • 28 Mar 2012

    There are calls for investigations in Britain and Australia into claims that Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp engaged in piracy to undermine pay-TV companies.

  • 14 Mar 2012

    James Murdoch’s final plea to MPs who may decide his future soon

    “I can’t remember when select committees have held such potential sway over such a high-profile international business career.”

  • 29 Feb 2012

    Rupert Murdoch’s son resigns from News International, publisher of the Sun and the former News of the World – but it will make “no difference” to investigations into the paper, Channel 4 News hears.

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