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# Leveson
Heard at Leveson: Piers Morgan taught Jeremy Paxman how to hack phones
The tutorial happened at a lunch attended by Ulrika Johnson – who was teased by the tabloid editor about her relationship with the then English football manager Sven-Göran Eriksson.
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May 24th 2012, 8:39 AM
# Hacking
News of the World ‘commissioned surveillance of critical MP’ – emails
Emails obtained by Tom Watson MP, an outspoken critic of Rupert Murdoch’s press, indicate surveillance to try and find details of an extramarital affair.
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May 22nd 2012, 12:43 PM
# Inquiry
Investigation launched into donations for British culture secretary
The British parliament’s commissioner for standards has opened an inquiry into allegations Jeremy Hunt failed to register donations from media companies.
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May 21st 2012, 2:13 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
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May 15th 2012, 4:48 PM
# Hacking
Rebekah Brooks and husband to face criminal charges over hacking inquiry
Rebekah and Charlie Brooks have been charged with perverting the course of justice for hindering investigations.
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May 15th 2012, 10:02 AM
Voices
Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads
The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.
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May 13th 2012, 11:00 AM
# Leveson
7 things we learned from the Leveson inquiry this week
From Rupert Murdoch’s TV favourites to David Cameron’s text message lessons…
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May 12th 2012, 4:28 PM
Voices
Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads
The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.
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May 6th 2012, 11:00 AM
# Hacking
Murdoch "not a fit person" to run Sky - MPs
A House of Commons committee says News International and the News of the World misled it over the phone-hacking scandal.
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May 1st 2012, 12:08 PM
# Leveson
Murdoch: Fallout from hacking scandal 'changed my entire company'
The 81-year-old tells Leveson: “I failed, and I’m sorry about it,” adding later: “We are now a new company altogether.”
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Apr 26th 2012, 6:29 PM
# Leveson
Murdoch testimony puts pressure on British government minister
Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt is under pressure to resign following testimony from James Murdoch at the Leveson inquiry yesterday. Rupert Murdoch appears before the media inquiry today.
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Apr 25th 2012, 7:45 AM
# Canoe Man
Sky News: We hacked in the public interest
Sky News authorised a journalist to access emails of individuals suspected of criminal activity.
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Apr 5th 2012, 4:08 PM
# vatileaks
Vatican launches rare criminal probe into leaks
The Vatican is investigating the leak of confidential documents that allege corruption and financial mismanagement among Holy See officials.
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Mar 17th 2012, 6:30 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
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Mar 13th 2012, 4:38 PM
# Hacking
Rebekah Brooks and husband among six arrested in hacking probe
The Metropolitan Police have said that five men and one woman have been arrested in connection with phone hacking this morning.
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Mar 13th 2012, 11:02 AM
# Closed
Shutdown: UK’s media watchdog closed in wake of phone hacking scandal
The Press Complaints Commission will be replaced with an interim body before a radically different regulator is set up in the wake of the Leveson inquiry.
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Mar 8th 2012, 6:09 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things you should know this morning, including: an Irish teenager remains in custody over alleged hacking, Government to publish progress report, and Mitt Romney secures a lead – just – in the US Republic presidential race.
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Mar 7th 2012, 8:36 AM
# horsing around
Cameron admits: I did ride Rebekah Brooks's ex-police horse
The revelation comes after days of speculation about the British prime minister’s relationship with the former News International executive and her former police horse.
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Mar 2nd 2012, 3:23 PM
# Daily Fix
The Daily Fix: Thursday
All the day’s main news as well as the bits and pieces you may have missed…
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Mar 1st 2012, 8:00 PM
# horsing around
Did David Cameron ride the ex-police horse that was lent to Rebekah Brooks?
A report indicates that it might well have happened, raising new questions about the British prime minister’s relationship with the former News International executive who resigned over phone hacking.
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Mar 1st 2012, 4:12 PM
# Hacked
Rebekah Brooks was hacked by NoTW while editing sister paper The Sun
The Leveson inquiry today heard evidence from one police investigator who said the former News International chief executive was targeted on a weekly basis.
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Feb 29th 2012, 9:49 PM
# Daily Fix
The Daily Fix: Wednesday
All the day’s main news as well as the bits and pieces that you may have missed…
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Feb 29th 2012, 7:54 PM
# stepping down
James Murdoch steps down as executive chair of News International
The son of media tycoon Rupert Murdoch had been under considerable pressure over the ongoing phone hacking scandal.
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Feb 29th 2012, 2:36 PM
# horsing around
Scotland Yard loaned a police horse to Rebekah Brooks
The former editor of the Sun and the News of the World was lent the retired horse for two years by the Metropolitan Police.
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Feb 28th 2012, 1:40 PM
# Daily Fix
The Daily Fix: Monday
All the day’s main news as well as the bits and pieces you may have missed in one handy round-up…
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Feb 27th 2012, 8:08 PM
# Hacking
The Sun had a 'culture of illegal payments to sources' says police chief
The senior police officer leading the phone hacking probe gave evidence to the Leveson inquiry into media ethics today.
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Feb 27th 2012, 7:51 PM
# Sun on Sunday
Sun on Sunday goes on sale in Britain and Ireland
The paper has launched a Sunday edition less than year after News International shut down its Sunday tabloid, the News of The World.
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Feb 26th 2012, 9:57 AM
# Hacking
Cherie Blair to sue News Corporation over phone hacking
The wife of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is taking legal action against the former publisher of the News of The World newspaper.
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Feb 22nd 2012, 6:40 PM
# The Sun
The Sun to launch new Sunday version this weekend
The new paper will fill the gap left when The News of the World closed last summer at the height of the hacking scandal.
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Feb 20th 2012, 8:16 AM
# Eircom
More than 8,000 Eircom StudyHub customers hacked in data breach
Usernames and passwords were compromised in the attack on the exam support service.
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Feb 17th 2012, 6:58 PM
# Hacking
Watch: Journalists give evidence to Leveson inquiry
The inquiry set up in the wake of the News of the World hacking scandal continues to receive witness testimonies today.
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Feb 3rd 2012, 10:10 AM
# Sunday Sun
British MP claims 'Sunday Sun' to launch in April
Labour MP Tom Watson has made the claim today. News International has declined to comment.
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Jan 23rd 2012, 12:30 PM
# Hacking
Politicians, celebs and sports stars among those to settle hacking claims
News International admitted it paid a private investigator to hack phones and blag information about a number of high profile figures in the UK who received compensation yesterday.
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Jan 20th 2012, 9:42 AM
# Review 2011
2011: The Year in Numbers
From #aras11 to #ge11, from Ireland’s economic black hole to the controversial household charge: We bring you all the important numbers of 2011.
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Dec 31st 2011, 9:15 AM
# Review 2011
#ge11, #Egypt, #tigerblood: the year in Twitter hashtags
From our own #aras11 to the devastation of the #Japan earthquake and tsunami, here’s how some of 2011′s most defining events were captured on Twitter…
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Dec 26th 2011, 6:00 PM
# Anonymous
Anonymous hackers target US security think tank Stratfor
Thousands of personal details and credit card information were stolen from the Stratfor site, according to hackers.
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Dec 26th 2011, 11:56 AM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things to know this St Stephen’s Day morning…
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Dec 26th 2011, 9:01 AM
# Media
Serving police officer arrested in corruption probe
The 52-year-old woman was arrested this morning by police investigating alleged illegal payments from journalists to officers.
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Dec 21st 2011, 11:03 AM
# Hacking
Murdoch says he received crucial hacking emails - but he didn't read them
James Murdoch received emails indicating phone hacking at the News of The World went beyond one reporter but he maintains he did not read them.
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Dec 13th 2011, 9:41 PM
# Daily Fix
The Daily Fix: Monday
In tonight’s Fix: Good news for Kevin Cardiff, new twists in the hacking scandal; a challenge to Putin; and the buzz for ‘Tallafornia’ is only mighty.
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Dec 12th 2011, 7:56 PM
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