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Saturday 31 October 2020
Coulson had been found guilty of phone hacking.
Former royal editor Clive Goodman illegally listened to the messages of Kate and Princes William and Harry, the court was told.
Talks in the UK on Leveson proposals have broken down so the Prime Minister has decided to hold a vote on his Royal Charter solution in parliament on Monday.
Women’s lives are not a priority in the public sphere – and this is clear from a series of inquiries, writes Margaret O’Keeffe.
“It’s clear that people are pissed off with us as a government” and 45 other quotes that tell the story of 2012.
Leveson’s recommendations on data protection have been largely overlooked – but could have serious implications even here, writes Seamus Dooley.
The British PM met with editors and executives at 10 Downing Street to push them to set up a new independent regulatory body.
“The Supreme Court is absolutely clear about this issue and the people have been absolutely clear.”
Lord Leveson said that a new independent regulatory body should be set up so that the press could regulate itself. He also criticised the link between politicians and the press.
The full report has been published along with an executive summary. Read it here.
In the texts, Cameron praises a horse he rode while Brooks tells him that she cried during his speech at a Conservative Party conference.
A Sun journalist was arrested in a dawn raid in London this morning.
Ireland’s Press Ombudsman John Horgan appeared before the Leveson inquiry into media ethics yesterday to discuss press regulation.
John Horgan will appear before the inquiry into media ethics in the UK next week.
Britain’s Supreme Court has ruled that Mulcaire, who was jailed in 2007 for hacking phone messages, must reveal who ordered him to listen in on the voicemails.
Newspaper business could be split into a separate company.
The inquiry into media ethics in the UK heard evidence from the British Prime Minister today as the close relationship between David Cameron and senior News International figures came under scrutiny.
The inquiry set up in the wake of the phone hacking scandal at the News of the World continues to receive witness testimony today.
The British prime minister will face questions about his relationship with Rupert Murdoch.
The former British Prime Minister kicked off a week of senior political witnesses at the inquiry into British media ethics which also heard from current Chancellor George Osborne.
Former PMs Gordon Brown and John Major also lined up to appear at media ethics inquiry.
The annual report of the Press Council of Ireland and the Press Ombudsman was launched in Dublin today with the Leveson inquiry featuring heavily.
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The 42-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of money laundering offences.
The protester called the former British prime minister a war criminal and had to be forcibly removed from the inquiry courtroom.
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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.
The British parliament’s commissioner for standards has opened an inquiry into allegations Jeremy Hunt failed to register donations from media companies.
Police corruption has been linked to the failure to convict anyone for the murder of Daniel Morgan in 1987.
From Rupert Murdoch’s TV favourites to David Cameron’s text message lessons…
5 stories, 5 minutes, 5 o’clock…
The former tabloid editor taught the prime minister the true meaning behind ‘LOL’, but what else has he been getting wrong?
The 81-year-old tells Leveson: “I failed, and I’m sorry about it,” adding later: “We are now a new company altogether.”
News Corp chairman told British inquiry into media ethics that it’s a myth he or his papers carry serious political sway.
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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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The Wikileaks chief has hit out at press coverage of his case, revealing that he has made official complaints on 75 occasions.
The singer has settled her case against publishers of the now-defunct News of the World for £600k and a public apology.
WELL, IT’S HALLOWEEN, the spookiest day of the year.
Among many traditions for Oíche Shamhna is the barmbrack.
There was a bit of chatter on social media yesterday about how the loaves should be cut after a woman posted a photo of a “crime scene” in which her husband had cut the barmbrack into triangular slices, as you would with a birthday cake.
So, today we want to know… What’s the correct way to slice a barmbrack?
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Tracy Ward explains how burnout affects us – and what to do if we’re feeling it.
The goalposts – and polling analysis – have shifted since 2016, Noel Rock writes.
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