Murdochs’ bonus decisions at odds

JAMES MURDOCH, the boss of News Corporation’s UK arm, today refused to accept a $6 million (€4.2m) bonus in the wake of the phone hacking scandal.

The son of Rupert Murdoch was due to receive the bonus as part of a $17.9m (€12.7m) pay package for the year to June 30, which was revealed in documents released today.

But he said he would not accept the bonus “in light of the current controversy surrounding News of the World”, which closed in the wake of the scandal.