David Cameron, police officers and Rupert Murdoch's editors will give evidence under oath to the phone hacking inquiry, the Standard has learned... more
I know I've just turned 40, but I never realised it would happen so soon. Reading George Osborne in the papers yesterday, I had the profoundly unsettling feeling that for the first time in my life, I actually agreed with him... more
Media executive Elisabeth Murdoch has been revealed as the person who bid £120,000 for a piece of cardboard that may be signed by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge... more
News Corp boss Rupert Murdoch's £415 million takeover of his daughter Elisabeth's London TV firm Shine takes a dramatic twist as US investors sue, claiming it is a poor deal that smacks of "nepotism"... more
Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation has agreed to buy his daughter Elisabeth's London TV production company, Shine, maker of hit shows such as Masterchef and Ashes to Ashes... more
Guardian Media Group continues to shrink its empire under new chief executive Andrew Miller, who is making redundant the position of Tim Brooks, the managing director in charge of The Guardian and The Observer... more
Matthew Freud’s public relations firm Freud Communications bucks the recession with a 28% increase in pre-tax profits to £6.7 million last year... more
In The Air: The Daily Telegraph investigation of MPs’ expenses won virtually every category for which it was nominated at last night’s British Press Awards... more
Recession? What recession? There were no empty seats at the British Council for Offices annual black tie shindig which filled the Great Room of the Grosvenor House to bursting... more
Elisabeth Murdoch's drive to expand her Shine TV company took another step forward, as she launched a new production firm for the Facebook generation... more
Analysis: There was no doubting the importance that the Government attached to Lord Carter's Digital Britain Report, unveiled over breakfast and fruit smoothies... more
At the Electric Cinema, where Matthew Freud and Elisabeth Murdoch had invited le tout Notting Hill to watch Barack Obama's inauguration on the big screen, everyone started chattering when the poet came on... more
This is the heart of the social scene, with the names that make the social circuit turn and add the glitter to the parties the capital does so well
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Given the financial hurricane that devasted the City last month, that 2008 is shaping up to be a good year for British film and our leading directors and actors ... more
Dame Elisabeth Murdoch, the mother of News Corp chairman and chief executive Rupert Murdoch, has won an appeal against the Australian Taxation Office, saving her millions of pounds in tax... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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