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MP says NoW closure is an attempt to protect Rebekah Brooks

08.07.11
Claim comes from Labour MP Chris Bryant who is taking legal action over the newspaper over allegations his phone was hacked... more

MPs warn Jeremy Hunt over Rupert Murdoch takeover deal

26.01.11
Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt warned not to defy the media watchdog by handing full control of BSkyB to Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation... more

Sir Ming Campbell joins 2012 Olympic Board

22.09.10
Former Liberal Democrat leader and Olympic athlete Sir Ming Campbell is appointed to the 2012 Games board... more

Ashes unlikely to be protected for terrestrial TV

20.05.10
The proposal to make Ashes cricket protected for terrestrial broadcasters looks set to bite the dust under the new Government... more

Plan would see clubs hand 25% of shares to supporters groups

29.03.10
Labour is considering giving fans first refusal on the purchase of shares in their clubs when they are put up for sale... more

BBC director general Mark Thompson to meet union bosses over cuts

03.03.10
Head of the BBC will meet union bosses after confirming controversial plans to axe two radio stations and slash spending on its website... more

'Ashes wouldn't be free-to-air under Tories'

23.02.10
Ashes cricket would not be returned to terrestrial television under a Conservative government despite the findings of a review into the 'Crown Jewels' of sport... more

Anger as BBC hides pay of its £229m stars

09.02.10
BBC accused of having a 'culture of secrecy' after it refused to reveal how much it pays its top presenters and stars... more

Ministers’ £140m plan to boost swimming fails to make a splash

17.12.09
Doubts raised about the Government’s £140million free swimming scheme as new figures reveal a sharp drop in the number of people using their local pool... more

MPs attack Olympic chiefs over soaring wages for 2012

09.03.09
Olympics chiefs have come under fire over the rising wage bill for the 2012 project... more

BBC spends £45,000 on Oxo party to launch Merlin

17.12.08
The BBC is under fire again for throwing a £45,572 licence fee-funded party to launch a TV drama series... more

£40m consultant bill 'unbelievably excessive'

10.11.08
Olympics chiefs were accused of "unbelievably excessive" use of consultants after paying £40million to outside advisers... more

MPs call for ban on happy hours

10.11.08
A pub with a £10 "all you can drink" night was attacked by health campaigners for encouraging binge drinking... more

Tessa Jowell in storm over her trip to Brazilian Grand Prix

04.11.08
Olympics minister Tessa Jowell came under attack for taking a trip to Brazil which included tickets to watch Lewis Hamilton in the Grand Prix... more

'Too many bean-counters working on the Olympics'

17.10.08
Olympics chiefs are accused of "staggering" excess as it emerged that nearly 1,000 people are administrating the 2012 project most at taxpayers' expense... more

Six ministers, 13 departments but no single leader

04.09.08
The chaos hampering London's 2012 sporting legacy is revealed today. No single individual is dedicated to realising the promised Olympics sports legacy and there are growing fears that the ambitious scheme will end up mired in bureaucracy... more

Betrayed: Children are not getting their two hours of sport

03.09.08
Ministers have failed to deliver on a key Olympic pledge - and stand accused of betraying a generation of children... more

'Junket' to China costs taxpayer £7m

07.08.08
The Government is under fire over the number of public servants heading to the Beijing Olympics at a reported £7million cost... more

Fewer people playing sport in Olympics city

25.07.08
The number of Londoners taking part in sport has declined since the capital was awarded the 2012 Games, official statistics reveal... more

£600,000 staff costs of quango that hands out lottery grants

23.07.08
A quango established to distribute lottery cash to the Olympics has run up almost £600,000 in staff costs in the past year despite making only two grants... more

ITV set to escape seven-figure fine over Ant and Dec vote-rigging scandal

19.05.08
ITV may get away with its latest vote-rigging debacle involving presenters Ant and Dec - and avoid a seven-figure fine in the process.... more


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