Sentences with phrase «world phone hacking scandal»

[4] The investigation was headed by Assistant Commissioner John Yates who later resigned over the News of the World phone hacking scandal.

When the 81 - year - old head of News Corp. took to Twitter in January, many assumed he was trying to soften his image following the News of the World phone hacking scandal.

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After allegations of phone hacking, fraud and general nastiness surfaced at its highly - profitable News of the World newspaper, the company decided that the best way to starve the scandal of oxygen was to shutter the 168 - year - old muckraking juggernaut.

The younger son of the media tycoon stepped down as the chairman of the - then BSkyB in 2012, forced out by his links to a scandal at the family's now - defunct News of the World newspaper which, among many other ethical outrages, hacked a murdered schoolgirl's phone in a search for its next story on the case, temporarily misleading the police and the girl's family into thinking she was still alive.

James Murdoch's reputation was badly tarnished by the phone - hacking scandal at News Corp.'s News of the World paper.

The scandal exploded collapsed this week after it was reported that the News of the World had hacked the mobile phone of 13 - year - old murder victim Milly Dowler in 2002 while her family and police were desperately searching for her.

Whatever the reason, the news will come as a further blow to Mr Murdoch, who has watched his global media empire come under attack on several fronts since the scandal over alleged phone - hacking at the News of the World hit the front pages.

Pressure on the Murdochs over the phone - hacking scandal is unlikely to abate after forcing the resignation of News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks and the closure of the News of the World tabloid earlier this year.

Rupert Murdoch's efforts to limit the damage of the phone - hacking scandal by closing down the News of the World appeared to have failed today, as the row deepened significantly.

The topic shed light on the phone hacking scandals that occurred last summer, shaking both media and consumers alike, and culminating with the closure of Rupert Murdoch's News of the World.

The potentially damaging admission came two days after Mr Murdoch's son, James, quit as chairman of Sky News's parent BSkyB, in an attempt to limit the spread of the phone - hacking scandal that has already forced the closure of one of Rupert Murdoch's main British newspapers, News Of The World.

In July 2011, following the revelation that the News of the World had paid private investigators to hack into the phones of Milly Dowler, as well as the families of murder victims and deceased servicemen, Miliband called for News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks to resign, urged David Cameron to establish a public, judge - led inquiry into the scandal, and announced that he would force a Commons vote on whether to block the News International bid for a controlling stake in BSkyB.

The effect of the phone hacking scandal originating with the News of the World also raised wider questions about the ethics employed by companies under Murdoch's ownership, as well as the effects the scandal will have on the ethics employed specifically by print journalists and to some extent the wider world of journaWorld also raised wider questions about the ethics employed by companies under Murdoch's ownership, as well as the effects the scandal will have on the ethics employed specifically by print journalists and to some extent the wider world of journaworld of journalism.

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has urged Rupert Murdoch to reconsider his bid for BSkyB after the News of the World phone - hacking scandal.

News of the World David Wooding claimed a much - rumoured Sunday Sun paper would not easily grab readers from his paper which has just closed amid a phone hacking scandal.

The deputy prime minister has urged News Corp chairman and chief executive, Rupert Murdoch, to «do the decent thing» and reconsider his bid for BSkyB following the News of the World phone - hacking scandal.

Redoubtable Labour Member Chris Bryant managed to secure an emergency debate in the Commons yesterday, following Prime Minister's Questions and a statement by the Prime Minister on the situation in Afghanistan, to discuss the News of the World phone - hacking scandal.

During the phone - hacking scandal, which led to the closure of the News of the World, she revealed that her own phone had been hacked 28 times in early 2006.

Tom Watson, a Labour MP and critic of the Murdoch empire during the phone - hacking scandal, said: «I hope Rebekah Brooks will use her good fortune to make the world a better place in her second period of leadership at News UK,» he said.

When the News of the World phone - hacking scandal broke, Cameron found himself embroiled in the controversy.

Miliband, whose leadership may have been rescued from the brink by the phone - hacking scandal, revelled in Cameron's decision to take on former News of the World editor Andy Coulson.

The development seems to corroborate the arguments of those who accuse the Met of dragging its feet over the phone - hacking scandal so as to preserve its relationship with the News of the World.

In 2011 the then prime minister, David Cameron, announced a public inquiry into press standards after the phone - hacking scandal which brought down the News of the World.

The original Leveson Inquiry took place in 2012 following the phone hacking scandal which led to the closure of the News of the World.

Firstly comes the phone - hacking scandal, linked to the prime minister by his decision to hire News of the World's former editor Andy Coulson as his director of communications.

The scandal spread to the royal family this morning as the BBC reported a royal protection officer had sold information to the News of the World, where phone - hacking is alleged to have been widespread.

The News of the World phone - hacking scandal is set to reach a new peak of embarrassment for the paper and for Scotland Yard with the naming of the sixth and most senior journalist yet to be implicated in illegal news - gathering.

Stephenson was forced to resign as a result of the phone hacking scandal, and his connection to Neil Wallis, a former executive editor of the News of the World.

To make my case I need to sketch in a little history, beginning with the fact that David Cameron set up the Leveson inquiry because of the News of the World phone - hacking scandal.

MPs have this week approved a new parliamentary inquiry into the phone hacking scandal following fresh allegations that the News of the World repeatedly hacked into celebrities» phones when the prime minister's communications director Andy Coulson was editor.

A senior Scotland Yard detective has admitted he let down the victims of the News of the World phone - hacking scandal by too readily dismissing calls to reopen the case.

A 63 - year - old was arrested at an address in Surrey as former News of the World editor Andy Coulson was released on police bail after being quizzed for nine hours over allegations of corruption and the phone - hacking scandal that forced the closure of the 168 - year - old newspaper.

He spoke to Andrew Neil as former News of the World editor Colin Myler and former NI legal manager Tom Crone were questioned about phone hacking scandal in Parliament.

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The News International phone - hacking scandal is a controversy involving the now defunct News of the World and other British newspapers published by News Some hackers wreak havoc online, but others are working to create a better internet.

Wallis, a former editor at the News of The World, was later arrested in connection with the phone hacking scandals that led to the resignation of London Metropolitan Police Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner, as well as Andy Coulson, Prime Minister Cameron's press secretary.

Wallis, a former editor at the News of The World, was arrested in connection with the phone hacking scandals that led to the resignation of London Metropolitan Police Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner, and Prime Minister Cameron's press secretary Andy Coulson.

Wallis, a former editor at the News of The World was arrested in connection with the phone hacking scandals that led to the resignation of London Metropolitan Police Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner as well as Andy Coulson, Prime Minister Cameron» s press secretary.

Wallis, a former News of The World editor was later arrested in connection with the egregious phone hacking scandals.

In the U.K., lawyers for Rupert Murdoch's News of the World sought a waiver from their duty of confidentiality in order to discuss the legal advice that they gave in the phone hacking scandal.

News Corporation's independent directors, meanwhile, retained White and her fellow Debevoise litigation partner, former U.S. attorney general Michael Mukasey, for an internal investigation prompted by the News of the World phone - hacking and bribery scandal.

The scandal blew open again on Wednesday after the News of the World announced that Ian Edmondson, the paper's assistant editor (news), had been «suspended from active duties» before Christmas following a «serious allegation» that he was involved in phone hacking.

The News of the World's owner has said sorry over the phone hacking scandal and is to set up a compensation fund.