NEWS International’s executive chairman James Murdoch apologised for The Sun’s coverage of the 1989 Hillsborough tragedy, when 96 Liverpool fans were killed by crushing in overcrowded spectator pens.

News International’s executive chairman James Murdoch apologised today for The Sun’s coverage of the 1989 Hillsborough tragedy, when 96 Liverpool fans were killed by crushing in overcrowded spectator pens.

MPs in the UK will rule on whether James Murdoch told them the truth about when he was informed of the extent of phone hacking at the News of the World.

James Murdoch insisted today that he was not made aware of the extent of phone hacking at the News of the World as long ago as 2008.

FORMER News of the World editor Andy Coulson faces fresh questions over his role in the phone-hacking scandal after MPs released documents which claim that the practice was “widely discussed” at the newspaper.

Phone-hacking was “widely discussed” at the News of the World under former editor Andy Coulson, according to documents released today.

James Murdoch is “likely” to be recalled before the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee as part of its inquiry into phone hacking at the News of the World, Labour MP Tom Watson said today

Former Daily Mirror editor Piers Morgan should return to the UK to answer “some very serious questions” over allegations of phone hacking, the Culture Committee chairman said today.

The protester who threw a foam pie at Rupert Murdoch will be sentenced today.

MPs in Britain today called for a major overhaul of the way English football is run to ensure the game's long-term future in the face of rising levels of debt and financial instability.

CLAIMS that James Murdoch knew three years ago that phone hacking at the News of the World was not confined to a single “rogue” reporter have been referred to the police.

Claims that James Murdoch knew three years ago that phone hacking at the News of the World was not confined to a single “rogue” reporter have been referred to the police in the UK.

James Murdoch could be asked to clarify his evidence to the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee, chairman John Whittingdale said.

Two of Britain’s most powerful men faced a barrage of questions about phone-hacking yesterday — but perhaps the woman sitting behind them was the true power behind the throne.

IT WAS “the most humble day” of Rupert Murdoch’s career – even before he was pelted with a custard pie.

Former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks today insisted the company acted "quickly and decisively'' in dealing with the phone hacking scandal at the News of the World once it had seen fresh evidence concerning actress Sienna Miller in December 2010.

This is the opening statement Rupert Murdoch requested to read out at the start of his evidence to the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee.

Rupert Murdoch and his son James will appear before MPs today to face their intensely-awaited grilling on the News of the World phone-hacking scandal.

Rebekah Brooks today resigned as chief executive of News International amid growing political and commercial pressure over the phone hacking scandal.

A defiant Rupert Murdoch has said he will challenge the “total lies” issued about his News Corporation media empire in the phone hacking scandal when he appears before MPs next week.

THE FBI has opened an investigation into allegations that media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation sought to hack into the phones of 9/11 victims, according to a law enforcement official.

Britain's law on injunctions was thrown into further turmoil after the high-profile footballer at the centre of a controversial privacy case in the UK was named.

The footballer at the centre of a gagging order over a relationship with reality TV star Imogen Thomas was named by an MP in the Commons today.

The News of the World’s chief reporter was accused today of involvement in phone-hacking.

Actor and director Mel Gibson’s biblical film The Passion of the Christ is “damagingly anti-Semitic”, Gerald Kaufman, chairman of the UK-based Commons Culture, Media and Sport committee, claimed today.

The BBC’s credibility was questioned tonight after Dr David Kelly was confirmed as the prime source for reports that intelligence on Iraq was “sexed up”.

Media coverage about the couple charged in relation to the murders of schoolgirls Jessica Chapman and Holly Wells could jeopardise their chances of a fair trial, a senior Tory MP warned today.

British MPs investigating the troubled project to build a new national stadium at Wembley were today publishing what was expected to be a highly critical report.