Rupert Murdoch's UK newspaper chief told David Cameron the night before a crucial political speech in 2009 that they were "professionally in this together", an inquiry has revealed, embarrassing the man who now governs Britain.
Rebekah Brooks, a trusted confidante of Rupert Murdoch and friend to a succession of British prime ministers, has made a preliminary appearance in a London court, accused of hindering a police investigation into phone hacking and corruption by staff at his British tabloids.
One of Britain's most respected journalists says former tabloid newspaper editor Piers Morgan showed him how to hack into phones 10 years ago, the latest twist in a scandal that has so far centred on Rupert Murdoch.
Rebekah Brooks, a close confidante of Rupert Murdoch, has been charged with interfering with a police investigation into a phone hacking scandal that has rocked the tycoon's empire and sent shockwaves through the British political establishment.
Former News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks has been questioned by British police again for her part in a phone-hacking and bribery scandal that has rocked Rupert Murdoch's media empire.
James Murdoch has made a last ditch appeal to a parliamentary committee investigating phone-hacking at his company, ahead of a report expected from the committee in coming weeks that could determine whether he has a future in Britain.
Former News International executive Rebekah Brooks and her racehorse trainer husband Charlie have been arrested in dawn raids that also netted four other suspects in the spreading phone hacking scandal.
Newspaper freedom could be curtailed if parliament were allowed to pass new laws to police the industry, the head of the Press Complaints Commission said on Tuesday, calling for an improved form of self regulation.
Rupert Murdoch's media empire has apologized and agreed to cash payouts to 37 people - including a movie star, a football player, a top British politician and the son of a serial killer - who were harassed and phone-hacked by his tabloid press.
CNN star interviewer Piers Morgan has refused to disclose details about the most damning link between himself and Britain's phone hacking scandal - his acknowledgment that he once listened to a phone message left by Paul McCartney for his then-wife Heather Mills.
Lawyers and former executives have cast fresh doubt on the denials made by Rupert and James Murdoch over Britain's phone hacking scandal, raising the prospect that the media tycoon's son could be recalled for a new grilling by UK legislators.
Former Beatle Paul McCartney said today he would contact police over his ex-wife's claim that their private communication had been spied upon by British tabloid journalists, condemning the practice as horrendous.
Detectives investigating phone hacking and police bribery at defunct British tabloid the News of the World have arrested the newspaper's former managing editor.
News International asked to delete a large number of emails from its system on nine different occasions in the past 15 months, a technology firm told British lawmakers probing phone hacking allegations.
British lawmakers have demanded James Murdoch clarify why testimony he gave to a parliamentary committee probing the phone hacking scandal conflicted with a statement from two former executives.
A person with access to the decision-making process says the board of British Sky Broadcasting has unanimously backed James Murdoch to remain chairman of the broadcaster.
Her husband was in the hot seat, but Wendi Deng has emerged as the unlikely star of a British hearing into phone hacking at Rupert Murdoch's newspapers.
The only sort of power a news organisation can wield safely is the power to persuade.
A protester splattered Rupert Murdoch with white foam in a drama-filled hearing this morning, during which which the media baron told British lawmakers he was not responsible for a phone hacking scandal that has rocked his global empire.
News Corp board member Thomas Perkins says embattled Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch has the full support of the company's board of directors, and is not considering elevating a senior executive to replace him amid a phone-hacking scandal in Britain.
