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7/7 mother: Newspaper hacked my son's phone

13.09.11
The mother of 7/7 bombing victim Christian Small (pictured) is suing the Murdoch media empire after her son's mobile phone was allegedly targeted by the News of the World... more

Fresh hacking arrest as Coulson refuses to answer new questions

07.09.11
Police investigating illegal phone hacking at the News of the World arrested have arrested another suspect... more

News International execs face fresh questions over phone hacking

06.09.11
Four former News International executives are to face a fresh round of questioning from MPs over the phone-hacking scandal... more

Lawyer set to challenge Murdoch's evidence

26.07.11
A former senior lawyer at News International who questioned James Murdoch's version of the phone-hacking scandal has been asked to clarify his allegations to MPs... more

Questions arise over James Murdoch's phone hack evidence

22.07.11
James Murdoch could be asked to clarify his evidence to the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee, chairman John Whittingdale said... more

Rupert Murdoch gears up to face Commons committee

18.07.11
All eyes will undoubtedly be on Rupert Murdoch tomorrow, as he makes his first Commons select committee appearance in dire circumstances... more

City Spy: John Whittingdale's links to Rupert Murdoch

15.07.11
It is a tantalising prospect. Rupert Murdoch and his son James have bowed to pressure and are set to be grilled by MPs on the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee about phone-hacking next week... more

Murdochs in U-turn as they agree to face grilling by MPs

14.07.11
Rupert Murdoch and his son James bow to pressure from MPs and agree to give evidence next week to a Commons committee... more

Murdoch is in danger of sky falling in on his empire, warns Huhne

12.07.11
Rupert Murdoch's media empire could be broken up with the tycoon being forced to sell its stake in BSkyB, says Cabinet minister... more

Murdoch and son face Commons grilling

12.07.11
Rupert Murdoch will be called to answer questions from MPs over the hacking scandal, it has emerged... more

Ryan Giggs naming sparks a legal uproar over gagging orders

24.05.11
The law on injunctions has been thrown into turmoil after Ryan Giggs was named as the married footballer at the centre of a controversial privacy case... more

Ryan Giggs named as footballer in gagging row over alleged affair with model Imogen Thomas

23.05.11
Ryan Giggs has been dramatically named in the Commons as the footballer who attempted to block details of an alleged affair with a Big Brother contestant... more

City Spy: Ofcom wants more say over Murdoch empire

06.05.11
Interesting appearance this week at the Commons Culture, media and Sport Select Committee of the top duo at regulator Ofcom -just as Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt puts the finishing touches to his decision about Rupert Murdoch's takeover of BSkyB... more

Channel 4 under fire as Frankie Boyle ignites racism row

23.12.10
More controversy after comedian is broadcast using 'deeply offensive' language just days after Ofcom launch investigation into his new show... more

Tories turn on David Cameron after he lets Vince Cable survive

22.12.10
Vince Cable clings on after being humiliatingly rebuked by the Prime Minister for claiming to have 'declared war' on Rupert Murdoch... more

MPs demand Olympic Games security pledge

21.12.10
Senior MPs demand guarantees on Olympic security after London 2012 organisers say they are not being told about every threat to the Games... more

Channel 5 to end Sky news link-up in focus on stars

24.11.10
Channel 5 reportedly wants to end its £9 million-a-year current affairs contract with Sky as it shifts towards reporting more celebrity news... more

E4 boss Angela Jain is tipped for BBC3 job

10.11.10
In The Air: Who will succeed Danny Cohen as controller of BBC3? There's a whisper that Angela Jain might be that person... more

Does Google protest too much over EU investigation?

03.03.10
In The Air: “Friends” of Google whisper that Microsoft must be pulling strings in the campaign to persuade the European Commission to investigate the internet search giant... more

MPs’ ideas to improve press self-regulation are flawed

24.02.10
Media Analysis: The Commons wants the media to police itself, but MPs are unsure of themselves on how to take on the PCC... more

Ex-aide to Margaret Thatcher tipped to be Tory 'conscience'

22.02.10
Former Margaret Thatcher aide John Whittingdale will become 'the Conservative Party’s conscience' under a David Cameron government... more

City Spy: Lord Birt and the model bankers

14.01.10
Ah the joy and pain of email. Dominic Morris, former bag-carrier to ex-broadcasting minister Lord Carter, has sent exciting emails out to announce he has become the new director of public policy at Lloyds Banking Group... more

Musicians hail U-turn on licensing

23.10.09
Music venues welcome proposed government U-turn on licensing rules ending six-year battle against legislation they 'stifled' London's live music scene... more

Performers to protest at costly licences for live music

05.10.09
Hundreds of performers are to demonstrate against 'red tape' which they claim is strangling London's live music scene... more

Place your bets in bookies’ bonanza

04.06.09
Bookmakers, always keen to attract the punters, are hyping this weekend as a £400 million betting bonanza — with the Derby at Epsom, England against Kazakhstan football, the Lions Tour, the Turkish Grand Prix, Twenty20 World Cup Cricket and the opening weekend of Big Brother ... more

Inconvenient truth about Cameron's 'green' Tories

14.05.09
It has become David Cameron's inconvenient truth: his party does not agree with him on wind farms... more

London 'in danger of missing out on legacy from Games'

30.10.08
Londoners are "sorely" at risk of missing out on a lasting sporting legacy from the 2012 Olympics, the Mayor's Commissioner for Sport has warned ... more

The BBC must apologise in full

28.10.08
THE MEDIA regulator Ofcom has now launched an investigation into the obscene answering machine messages broadcast on the Russell Brand radio show... more

Tate accused again of buying works by its trustee painters

15.02.08
The Tate is facing accusations of boosting the careers of its trustees after buying paintings by members of its board... more

Rock legends sway MPs on copyrights

16.05.07
A campaign by musicians to overturn old copyright laws today won the backing of a powerful committee of MPs.... more


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